#fallen logs

Me and my two colleagues decided to explore the new attraction together. Scanning the QR code from our e-ticket at the entrance, we were greeted with a mist filled Entrance Gorge. At the other end is a pond with Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) and Southern River Terrapin in it.

Immediately, we were presented with two choices, Elevated Walkway on the left or Forest Treks on the right. We decide to venture off the beaten path and proceeded onto the Log Crossing Trek which is approximately 100m long. Trekking into the undergrowth, we soon discovered that there were no animals to be seen if we stay on the forest floor so we headed upstairs.

Alison Moritsugu   Paints on Fallen Logs to Reflect Their Origins

For her project between art and design, simply entitled Log paintings, the Hawaiian artist Alison Moritsugu wanted to pay tribute to forests and countryside, dramatically threatened by the destructive effects of industrialization.

The artist collects most of her canvases in the Northeast, opting for trees that have fallen from storms, or wood that is otherwise going into the chipper. She then lets the wood dry for five to 10 years, and treats it in an anaerobic chamber to prevent bugs.

In each of Moritsugu’s series, the shapes she uses move from loose and natural to concise and geometric. “This reinforced the idea that the land was moving from a natural state to a man-made one,” she explains.

Images courtesy of Alison Moritsugu. 

But not just any kind!

Tell me about those little things that made your day recently or ever- For me its dandelions being more common this year as well as more flowers where i live than before, finding bones a lot as well as having lots and lots of dogs coming up to have me pet them (Im guessing from Hecate XD, use to worship her she sends me dogs to make my day sometimes)