MICHAEL McKEE

Fabricated Bonsai Staircase—Shop to Site

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Lives Again. A tree that was struck by lightning and grew anew from one remaining branch.
Informal upright style. Silicon bronze sheet metal. Ferric nitrate patina.
84"H x 41"W x 35"D.  2009.

The photographs begin with the fabricated bronze sculpture before the patina was applied. The first picture contrasts the fabricated bronze with the smaller white wood model. The final installation of the sculpture which necessitated a crane is captured in the next series of images. Finally, the remaining photographs provide views of the installed sculpture on site, weathered by the sun and rain and cloaked in a maturing patina.