Week 9: Mar. 3, 2024

Ferment, Roxy Paine, American, 2011, Stainless steel

Awakening…

I have photographed this sculpture many times, usually at dusk or night with the setting sun or rising moon showing in the darkening sky. It always reminds me of a Tim Burton-esque tree and in the darkness it is a bit eerie, foreboding, perhaps sinister. But today was a crisp, cold day with the bright sun shining, clear air, and stunning blue sky. Today the sculpture told the story of winter awakening and realizing it could begin to stretch it’s branches into the spring. Complemented by the winter trees in the background, I hope the photo highlights the gradients of blue from the horizon to the heavens.