Archipelagic Seed
Archipelagic Seed is a meditation on environmental sustainability, cultural appropriation, and the possibility of a more equitable future. At the heart of the piece is a phalaenopsis orchid, suspended above a pool of water, its delicate form floating like a fragment of earth, partially obscured by a gently rolling fog.
An Ethereal Night of Coming Together
Taylor Lewandowski
December 23, 2021
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The mental fog began to recede as I stared at this neon piece, Rolling Stone: Musicians on Musicians, by Tillman Reyes and Bryn Jackson’s Archipelagic Seed and thought about my childhood in Fillmore, Indiana; an acid trip in Las Vegas; and the claustrophobic feeling of wearing a mask in a grocery store. An ambient DJ played music in the corner, pushing me further into self-introspection until I started talking to a mailman still in his uniform drinking a beer. He had recently moved back to Indianapolis from Massachusetts. He dreamed of moving to Pensacola, sitting on the beach, hanging out near the military base, and delivering mail. I often wonder if there is a spirituality in looking at art. The mailman professed bewilderment when it comes to art, even when I told him, “All you do is look and feel. That’s it.” No need to posture. You can only be yourself. All you can do is absorb, respond, and hope to delve closer to a refined honesty, opening wide a space you thought was no longer there.
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