Invisible Man
2003
1-1/2 books
this tree is made of torn and crushed pages from one and a half copies of ralph ellison's critically acclaimed "invisible man."
the tree
in the beginning. . .the root, the tree or the see? roots, a complex "underground" network, are completely necessary to sustain the life of trees. trees filter toxins and release essential gases into the air. falling leaves, a small death, are the seeds for growth. like trees, language is a cycle whose beginning can be defined by its end.
language is a manipulated cycle. one that renders part of its cycle invisible. who defines a word? meaning and identity continually shift across racially constructed boundaries from underground to mainstream.
the tree
in the beginning. . .the root, the tree or the see? roots, a complex "underground" network, are completely necessary to sustain the life of trees. trees filter toxins and release essential gases into the air. falling leaves, a small death, are the seeds for growth. like trees, language is a cycle whose beginning can be defined by its end.
language is a manipulated cycle. one that renders part of its cycle invisible. who defines a word? meaning and identity continually shift across racially constructed boundaries from underground to mainstream.
