Anodized aluminum
5 x 5 x 3.5 inches
2020

This is one in a series of four cnc milled aluminum ikebana vases, exhibited in 2020 as part of my solo show Future Tense at False Flag Gallery, NYC.

Traditionally creating ikebana arrangements is a symbolic and spiritual practice that can cultivate self understanding, and call forth the spirits of nature into one's home. Humanity and nature are brought together in harmony under heaven, earth, and the universe. Here a third nature, technology as a global organism, is in a triad with humanity and nature, demanding that we contemplate it within a spiritual and ontological context

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