Sculpture copyright Daniel Friedman, 2007
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This is the second sculpture in the Fettered Series. It is titled: Fettered (roots). The sculpture is 72.5" x 40.5" x 22.5". It is made of rebar, rolled steel, and chunks of concrete.
This sculpture came about as a portrayal of the effect of development on the natural landscape, as are most of my pieces, but this one is based on the way plants will grow despite many obstacles.
Years ago I remember doing yard work and pulling up a paving stone and seeing roots wedged between the paving stone and the foundation of the house. Very little of the plant made it above ground, hence the fettered idea. The chunks of concrete represent the way sprawling development has fettered the natural landscape beneath acres of concrete, asphalt and non-native plants species (think golf courses, and other forms of water-sucking landscaping).
This piece symbolizes the roots of a plant as if preserved, suspended, in a specimen jar, hence the steel box around and supporting the twisted rebar.
