Spaces of Liminality: Enter the LAB
Event Information
Description
In a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on the outskirts of Seattle, Pacific Bonsai Museum presents the exclusive first performance of the LAB (Living Art of Bonsai): an experimental collaborative pushing the limits of bonsai design. Guests explore the intersection of environmental art, durational art, performance, architecture, and design, as they witness the creation of a living sculpture and watch as three renowned artists--Ryan Neil (bonsai artist), Ron Lang (ceramicist) and Austin Heitzman (furniture maker)--resequence traditional bonsai practices under the influence of a work of an iconic American architect.
The action is participatory; guests can engage in the dialogue and interject questions in a moderated discussion as the art emerges.
Preliminary Program
1:30-1:45pm -- guest arrival
2:15pm to 2:45pm
- Presentation by University of Oregon Professor Kevin Nute--an expert in the influences of Japan on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
3:00pm to 6:00pm
- An unveiling of works created by Ron Lang and Austin Heitzman for the project
- Live bonsai styling by Ryan Neil
- Moderated dialogue, discussion, and questions
6:00pm to 7:00pm
- Refreshments and informal discussion
If for some reason you are unable to attend the event, the price of your ticket will be considered a donation to the Pacific Bonsai Museum. We can send you a thank you letter acknowledging your tax-deductible, charitable donation; contact the Museum for details.
Organizer Pacific Bonsai Museum
Organizer of Spaces of Liminality: Enter the LAB
The Pacific Bonsai Museum connects people to nature through the living art of bonsai. Fifty to 60 of the Museum’s 150 bonsai are displayed at any given time in an outdoor, fine-art-museum-setting in the open air of a large forest in Federal Way, Washington. One of only a handful of museums dedicated to bonsai worldwide, the Pacific Bonsai Museum is poised at the forefront of an ancient-yet-modern art form that is transforming in a uniquely American fashion. Approximately 40,000 people from across the globe visit the museum each year, with visitorship growing as people discover this gem of the Pacific Northwest. Admission by donation. Learn more at http://www.pacificbonsaimuseum.org/.
