A Korean artist literally brought a dead tree back to life with a combination of pink and white flowers.So creative and eye-catching was her effort that the tree near the Kolej Yayasan Sabah in Sembulan caught the attention of many city dwellers.
"This is part of our project in the two-day Playground in Island 2011 workshop," said Serra Yoonsun Shin, who is the curator for the Total Museum of Contemporary Art based in Korea.
"This is the second programme we have done in collaboration with the State Library Department, Kolej Yayasan Sabah and Sabah Computer Society," she said, adding that the tree project is titled saligo-saligo, a Korean word for "Life" or "Revive".
She explained that the two-day event consisted of a media art showcase, artist presentation, a workshop and site-specific installation in Kota Kinabalu, with this tree project picked for the site-specific installation.
The site-specific installation was led by Korean artist, Jeong Hwa Choi.
"Jeong was inspired to give life to this lifeless tree the moment he saw it," said Serra, adding that it took them two days to complete the artwork.
"Some 20 to 30 Kolej Yayasan Sabah students assisted him in placing the 1,000-odd plastic flowers.
The project cost RM3,000 including the flowers and rental of ladders. "We tied the 'flowers' to the end of the branches with strings to make it look real," she said, adding that the artwork will be there until weather permits.
Those interested to view more of Jeong's work may log onto www.choijeonghaw.com or contact Serra at umaserra@gmail.com
Daily Express Online - 15 December 2011
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