Linking Rings consists of three large rings that are intertwined with each other and with the branches of a tree. The composition suggests that the tree has grown through the rings over the years, as if it has slowly absorbed the object into its own structure.
The title refers to a classic magic trick in which closed rings appear to effortlessly link together and separate again. But the magic of this work lies in the silent, prolonged fusion of tree and object: how the tree’s growth determines how the rings move around the branches.
Linking Rings raises questions about how we view our environment. We often see nature as a backdrop or a support for human creation, but here, the tree takes the lead. It responds, deforms, appropriates the work, and turns it into something not shaped by human hands.
The work was produced in an edition of three. Edition 1 is part of the Anningahof collection and is permanently on display in the sculpture garden.
