Giant Sculptures: A Peek at the New “Human + Nature” Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum

The new exhibit isn’t quite open yet, but 3 of the 4 sculptures are finished. Artist Daniel Popper seems fascinated by the deconstruction or unravelling of the female form. It has a standardized beauty element, but I personally find the forms a little disturbing—what the artist calls “evocative of nature” also seems a bit violent—a woman is split in two to reveal fingerprint patterns reminiscent of tree rings… a woman is pulling herself open to allow visitors to pass through… The only “male” element seems to be the unfinished giant hands/arms which do not appear to be coming undone… Of course, maybe the destruction of nature is what the artist wishes to evoke with these female forms? (^_^)

–Cara