Site Specific Installation
Series 2024-current
In collaboration with Patrick Taylor
Where the Light Gets In is a series of public art installations in which LED tube lights are mounted on trees marked for removal for various reasons such as future construction or invasive species management. The lights are positioned such that they appeared to pierce the heart of the tree, like a spear. The name of the piece, “Where the Light Gets In,” comes from a popular lyric from musician and poet Leonard Cohen: “There’s a crack in everything, that’s where the light gets in,” referring to the way in which traumatic events make us more receptive to the good of the world. The act of piercing the tree is a mourning ritual in which the community is given an opportunity to pay their respects to the trees, mitigating the shock of their imminent removal.
Select a photo from the series to learn more about each installation.
Coverage of the work:
Lansing State Journal
Lansing City Pulse
The State News
WKAR
MSU College of Arts and Letters
MSU Today
News about the Spartan Gateway District
MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources