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Where the Tree is Born

This site was a new branch neighborhood library in San Jose. The artist conducted a design workshop with the local residents and selected the tree as the major theme for this artwork. The tree represents the community’s creative spirit. The artist carved a central sculpture that is an abstract form of a tree root, placed on a paving design. The history of the library’s founding is carved on the top like the growth rings on a tree trunk. The artist also collected handprints from the neighborhood and carved a relief pattern on the sculpture representing the community’s collective energy.

 

2008
Joyce Ellington Branch Library, San Jose, CA
Medium: Granite, exposed aggregate concrete and colored concrete
Dimensions: Height 24 in, Diameter 20 ft
Commissioned by City of San Jose Public Art Program

Where the Tree is Born 01 by Masayuki Nagase
Where the Tree is Born 02 by Masayuki Nagase
Where the Tree is Born 03 by Masayuki Nagase
Where the Tree is Born 04 by Masayuki Nagase
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