This work was made in late December for my on going project titled "Hometown". The title of the work "Retention" is derived from the fact that this image was made possible by the still retention pond in this new development I was exploring.
Namu (나무) means “tree” in Korean and inspired this photo montage-textual art piece. The trunk of the trees is created from actual tree trunks while the leaves come from stacked images of bushes. I play with the idea of what makes up an object as this…
During a walk, I was struck by some trees growing near Indiana St. Each leaf caught the Spring sunlight and seemed to invite winged and antennae-d friends.