Petah Coyne's grand installation Untitled #1383 (Sisters – Two Trees) is presented in the Natural World gallery at the Akron Art Museum, Ohio, on loan from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with support from Art Bridhes.
Untitled #1383 (Sisters –Two Trees) looks like only one tree, but it was actually created from the trunks and limbs of two apple trees that were due to be removed from an orchard after reaching the end of their productive life spans. The pair were growing next to each other, and when the artist harvested them their roots were so intertwined that they felt like sisters trying to cling together. Although now living in New York, the artist spent some formative time in Ohio, and has stated that her trees are conceptually tied to the landscape in Ohio.
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Photo credit: Akron Art Museum
