March 1 - 31, 2023
From the Artist:
“In Austin, ice storms, extreme heat and drought are stressing our trees. As the climate warms it will be too hot and dry for some trees. Stressed trees won’t put out as many seeds, leading to less babies. Tammy’s installation speaks to this concept with fragile and thin ghost mesquite beans made out of white clay, arranged on drought ridden cracked earth. Pine trees have had a hard time nation-wide due to drought and beetle infestation. Our Loblolly pines in Bastrop have been able to adapt to 30% less water, and avoid beetles so far, but will they continue to do so? To address this; prayer flags, made of pines needles, send wishes to our trees. The public is invited to participate in a collective seed bank- tree seeds given and taken, to help replace our fallen trees from the recent ice storm.”
Really Small Museum: (14th Corner Contemporary)
1311 Harvey Street
Austin, 78722 Texas
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