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Infinitarium

Karen Cusolito

Credit as documented: Karen Cusolito

Infinitarium enlarged an imagined botanical garden so that visitors could experience plants from the scale of a small insect. Karen Cusolito's installation brought together thirteen oversized plants and trees, including a dandelion, willows and trumpet flowers. Water, fire and light animated the garden, while integrated seating encouraged people to stay within it. The change of scale focused attention on familiar natural forms and on people's relationship to their environment.

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At a glance

Year / version
2010
Materials
mild steel
Documented setting
outdoor
Dimensions
Elements up to 30 feet tall; published installation footprint 200 × 200 feet.
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Maximum component height and overall installation footprint, not each plant's dimensions.
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. 2010

    Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada

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Materials and construction

Cusolito dates the mild-steel installation to 2010 and publishes a two-hundred-foot-square footprint with elements reaching thirty feet. Her Dandelion page identifies that sculpture as originating in the Burning Man commission.

Presentation and site context

The documented presentation was at Burning Man in 2010. The later travels and specifications of an individual Dandelion should not be transferred to the complete garden.

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