Root Anchor

Root Anchor is a sculptural assemblage centered on an inverted tree, its exposed roots elevated into an arched, shrine-like enclosure resembling a small pagoda. The darkened trunk descends through an open framework of vertical supports, its bare branches extending outward toward a square architectural base. Whitewashed surfaces, geometric projections, and bas-relief motifs adorn the upper chamber and pedestal, introducing a symbolic vocabulary that contrasts with the irregular forms of the uprooted tree.

The arrangement combines the raw evidence of displacement with an elaborate, almost dandyesque apparatus of extraction and display. The roots, ordinarily concealed beneath the ground, occupy a privileged position within the shrine, while the trunk is suspended within a structure that appears simultaneously mechanical, ornamental, and ceremonial.

The inversion unsettles familiar relationships between foundation and elevation, attachment and displacement, nature and artifice. What once secured the tree to the earth has become an object of contemplation, while the surrounding architecture assumes the task of holding it in place. Root Anchor becomes a pagoda of displacement, where uprooting is transformed into a condition of permanence.

Wood; regular and Venetian plaster; cloth; clay; aluminum; 3D-printed elements; preserved arborescent plant; dried moss; LED lights.

20" W x 20" D x 84" H