Abby Goodman "The Wishing Tree"
BAC Gallery
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The Wishing Tree transforms BAC Gallery into a tree shrine. Visitors to the gallery are invited to participate by attaching their wishes to the overhanging branches. Wishing trees are sacred places found all over the world, where people are invited to attach prayers onto the branches of sacred trees in hopes that their wishes will be answered. This exchange transforms latent desire into faith in the power of the universe. Nesting in the branches of the shrine is a herd of Deerfly. The Deerfly is a magical creature that continues to be the most significant iconographic symbol in Goodman’s work. Half butterfly, half deer, the Deerfly represents both spiritual and physical metamorphosis.
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from September 28, 2012 to February 08, 2013
Opening Reception on 2012-09-28 from 18:00 to 21:00