Friday, November 27, 2009

About the box: Bonsai & Power Lines

jesse howard, denver community museum, looking for loci, san francisco mobile museum, sfmobilemuseum
Genius Loci: Various locations around Denver
By: Jesse Howard


In any urban environment, there often exists conflict between natural and built environments. Perhaps the most fascinating is the unintended macro-bonsai trees created by groups of linesmen with the highly coveted job of trimming tree branches away from power lines.


jesse howard, denver community museum, looking for loci, san francisco mobile museum, sfmobilemuseum
Curator's Note: As part of extending the "Looking for Loci" exhibit, we've photographed the boxes and are posting them online. This curator is now intrigued to look at the relationship between trees and power lines in through the lens of high craft.

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