This is 'Cedro di Versailles' by Giuseppe Penone in the
Art Gallery of
Ontario. Giuseppe has cut into the trunk of a cedar chiselling
out the growth rings layer by layer to discover the young tree,
the "hidden life within". Cedar is a valuable natural building
material often used for shingles.
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how to make shingles |
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You can see this and other work
by Giuseppe Penone in this
AGO
video and read more about
Giuseppe's work. |