Natural Refuge
2004
This installation explores landscape, using elements from interior and exterior environments. Organic materials are placed against ceramic deer in boxes, while fans blow soft breezes to activate an “atmosphere”. This contrived and fabricated landscape takes the backyard as inspiration. The backyard is a suburban creation that allows people to have a place where they can rest and relax. In recent years, North American gardens have used plants to signify the exotic. The combination of the false landscape with elements of nature creates an environment that, like the backyard, signifies the making of home and sanctuary.