Enclosed is a site-specific installation of a large tree with a reflective mirrored mylar surface. It is seen in fragments within the enclosed cases of the Miami International Airport Gallery, making reference to a preserved specimen while simultaneously acting as a cage as if to prevent further growth. With our shifting landscape as a result of ever-increasing development, growing numbers of rare and endangered trees are found across the planet. Even those trees not endangered have a limited life span, as often they are not free to grow to their full potential. As a result, we will be left with traces, fragmented specimens and memories. This piece alludes to containment and the blurred distinction of preservation and entrapment and how our collections of fragments distort the whole, leaving gaps in our memories. It is only the light that has no boundaries.
