“IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN WERE
THE TREE OF LIFE AND THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND BAD”
— THE BOOK OF GENESIS
“In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and bad”
— The book of Genesis
— The book of Genesis
Within a biblical survey of trees, I see them appear at strategic moments in the biblical story. Trees mark moments of choice & testing but also an overlap of God’s presence and human presence. The design and placement of ancient near eastern historical references & contemporary domestic references all become vessels for metaphor. The dichotomy of flat graphics vs. volumetric rendering point to the symbiotic nature of an abstract vs. material world. Through captivating realism, I curate a sense of wonder and curiosity with the use of both toys and religious symbols that point to imagination and meaning in a chaotic world.
