Of the Earth

[melinda010100]

The Morton arboretum in Lisle, Illinois USA was established in 1922, by Joy Morton, founder of the Morton Salt Company. His father, Julius Sterling Morton, had founded Arbor Day.

Morton Arboretum is not an easy place to get to using public transportation from the northern part of Chicago but was worth the effort to see an art exhibition called 'Of The Earth' . The show consists of five large scale creations by Polish American artist Olga Ziemska.

I want to show this one first, entitled Strata.

The artist used reclaimed materials from the Arboretum’s 1,700 acres to create her works.

The arboretum is the ideal place to show this sculpture of the human body emerging from the earth and to remind us of our connection to nature.

Strata is 8ft. tall and 45ft. long and is made with river rocks encased in wire mesh.

I have more photos of some of the other sculptures and features of the arboretum, but will save them for future posts. It's a pretty incredible place!

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[seckorama]

[albuslucimus]

What a super cool place!!! And I love salt too, not that it’s really entirely relevant 🤣

[melinda010100]

Morton would think it was relevant!

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[theringmaster]

Wow Mel, using reclaimed materials from the arboretum to create the sculptures is such a brilliant idea. It really shows how art and nature can beautifully connect. This is a wonderful place to see😍😍😍😍😍

[melinda010100]

It is a very special place!

[steven-patrick]

Awesome! I think I have seen this before... @sketch.and.jam here -->on the earth

I love the way the grass covers the top and the sides show the Strata

[melinda010100]

We do wander through the same neighborhoods!

[jemima2001]

Very beautiful and extraordinary place indeed!!!

[melinda010100]

It is lovely! And big.

[edith-4angelseu]

A very beautiful sight to behold

[melinda010100]

It is a delightful place!

[sketch.and.jam]

Ah yes we go here all the time. My favorite was when they had the wooden troll sculptures out.

[melinda010100]

I've seen pictures of the trolls. They must be a sight to see

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[melinda010100]

Thank you so much!

[ifarmgirl]

What an exquisite work! Thank you for taking us along on your visit to that beautiful place and sculpture.

[melinda010100]

I'm happy you enjoyed seeing it!

[riyat]

The statue looks very spectacular, like it comes out of the ground, it's true as you said, it's a combination of art and nature, it's truly extraordinary ❤❤❤

[melinda010100]

It is quite amazing! So clever.

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[pranavgtd]

Beautiful place and amazing photographs @melinda010100

[melinda010100]

Thank you! I'll share more from there soon.

[faithgifty34]

That's a great art work! Do you think there some beliefs attached?

[melinda010100]

Quote from the artist

"Humans have a complex relationship with the natural world, but there is no separation between people and nature. Everything on Earth is of the Earth."

[ratel]

It's a very interesting and original art object.

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[melinda010100]

This artist has more lovely feminine creations in the arboretum. I will share my photos of them soon!