Construction, one tree at a time...

The student crew at Volunteers of America SALT school in Minneapolis were hard at work constructing their site specific installation for the Wells Fargo Building on 7th and Wabasha. The students were working on trees which will cover the shell of the turtle, mimicing the earth's surface.

The turtle is over 8 feet (at least that's how big it looked to me) and constructed from hollow tube PVC piping jointed together in a way that will bend itself into the rounded shape. Totally cool. It will be covered with a fabric which is made from chicken wire ironed between multiple layers of plastic bags. Almost all the elements are built from recyclable materials repurposed to become what is likely to be a super cool installation.

more to come next week, but that's all for now!
-kirstin