Axis mundi, 2014

site-specific, siver gilded tree & a pond, 5 m high, 4th Landart Festival, Zwierzyniec, Poland

“[...] A silver birch, with exposed roots, proportionate to the crown marks the place most holiest of the holy, where a fluent transition between the world of the living and the dead occurs (alchemists tried to grow a similar tree, as they were convinced that metals, including silver, have a plant nature). An ancient place of worship, a strange chapel or maybe even a revelation – no matter which of these associations come to mind – a charming corner of the park takes on a new meaning.”  by  Sylvia Hejno