Magic starflower tree

"Hiatus" 2007
Mircea Cantor Born in Romania, 1977; lives in Paris

Mircea Cantor brings metaphors to life: the trunk of a Transylvanian tree seems to have been mysteriously sculpted into a starflower. This ornamental pattern, which is usually used to decorate weaving tools, provokes a sense of uncertainty in the viewer when it is reinserted into its “natural” forest environment.

via artfocus:
http://www.artfocus.org.il/en/mircea-cantor/