Johann Feilacher, Redwood I, 1997

redwood

Johann Feilacher’s gigantic Redwood I, 1997, cut by chainsaw from a single California redwood trunk, is a potent totem that expressively redefines the atmosphere of the woodlands. Redwood I reveals the raw inner physical life of a single tree, where the memory of our prehistoric world is exposed with a careful vertical slice. Feilacher’s remorseless carving procedure curiously returns the wood to its original environment as a monument unto itself.

Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection, gift of the artist

Location: Nature Trails