4- Jenna Kaye-Kauderer: Tree Logic

 

Tree Logic by Natalie Jeremijenko at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA

This piece is the convergence of art and science, both an artistic exhibition and a biological experiment.   The work, consisting of six live tress suspended upside down, explores what happens to the forms of trees when they are forced to grow in this unnatural manner.  The piece transforms both the artist and the viewer into scientists, as they discover together the result of this system.  Furthermore, the piece transforms natural phenomena into art, as it explores the effect of gravity and sunlight on the growth of the trees.  It is a dynamic piece which grows and changes shape over time.