Prairie Eden
Prairie Eden is a reflection on the meaning of bounty, and a tribute to my immigrant ancestors who sought a new life in the American Midwest. In Prairie Eden, visitors wade through a sea of ripening wheat stalks. At the center is a platform of hand-hewn planks, 12' by 14' (365 x 425 cm) - the house size required for homesteaders to stake a claim. Above is a sheltering canopy of stretched canvas, evoking a covered wagon. Surrounding the platform is a moat of _owing water; the channel, lined in gold leaf, reflects shimmering wave forms onto the canopy above. The Garden of Eden is usually imagined as a tropical paradise: a place of leisure, where shelter is unnecessary and food produces itself. Prairie Eden presents a more practical and earth-bound vision of paradise: a place where hard work is fruitful, where patience and honest labour will bring forth the treasures of a bountiful land.
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