Site Santa Fe (a local gallery) has an exhibit called “Unsettled Landscapes,” where I saw this work entitled “The Great Tree” by Miler Lagos. The sign accompanying the piece says “Lagos pays homage to the majestic Ceiba tree… standing over 14 feet high, this massive paper sculpture is carved from over three tons of recycled newsprint. To create it, Lagos unfolded, stacked, bound and carved thousands of pages from Santa Fe’s local newspaper, The New Mexican.” Below the picture is a very short video I took of the gallery attendant ruffling the pages of the tree.
If you’re in the area, the exhibit is well worth seeing. It’s in the gallery until Jan 11, 2015.
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(If the video doesn’t show up, click here to see it.)
This is very cool and that’s a LOT of paper! I’ve shared it with our facebook page.
Keep up the good work! ~ Paul