a call to arms (2009)
this set of mounted staghorn and elkhorn ferns is a collaborative project with stacy kelley. each trophy-plant is made from spliced scrap-walnut, laser etched with the word victoire, french for victory. when hunting for sport first became a widespread past time for the aristocracy in europe, its protocol was conceived and transcribed by the french.
these trophy-plants offer a new interpretation that celebrates the symbiotic. the victory is mutual, the trophy is living and growing, and the disconnection between humans and nature is revealed as a societal facade.
woodworking by miki iwasaki
