text and images taken from http://globaltreeproject.org/press/press_release_disappearances_an_eternal_journey.html
Turner-Yamamoto’s installation comprised fossil materials – 400 million
year old CORAL collected during a recent artist residency at Bernheim
Arboretum and Research Forest, LIMESTONE (fossil rock in which the
shells of sea dwellers are cemented in a solid mass, the CONCRETE floor
of the exhibition space created from burnt limestone), and GYPSUM
(deposits formed by ancient lake and sea water and collected by the
artist and SiTE:LAB team from Grand Rapid’s gypsum mine) to comment on
the ubiquity of fossil material in our everyday life—from the oil, coal,
and gas we use when we drive, heat our homes, or cook. Working in
tandem with the rhythm of the natural light engaging the space he
created a primordial sea, an artistic ritual exploring a poetic reunion
with nature, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all life across and
outside time.
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