Solo Exhibition Art Fairs JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
In collaboration with The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ), ShanghART will set up a site-specific newsstand installation at Art Jakarta 2024, presenting “New Forest” by Singapore Pavilion artist Robert Zhao Renhui.
On September 7th, 2020, a 28-meter Albizia tree fell following a storm in Singapore. The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ) initiated a study to monitor the fallen trunk, aiming to observe its ongoing interactions with the surrounding environment and its contributions to the ecosystem as it decomposes. The project’s goal is to document the trunk until it fully integrates into the soil.
Although the main trunk has detached and died, the remaining stump, still rooted, continues to exhibit signs of life, likely sustained by interconnected root systems with neighboring Albizia trees.
A motion-sensitive instant camera connected to a network has been positioned near the stump to send daily updates and images, recording any movements or changes in the environment. The ICZ publishes the newspaper routinely from the perspective of the tree, providing insight into the quiet, persistent changes within this landscape.
Visitors will be able to purchase daily newspaper published by ICZ and ShanghART about the happenings of the fallen Albizia tree, view exclusive footage and images captured by the instant camera, as well as encounter a larger-than-life photograph of the rooted stump.
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