Looking up from below. This is a cropped version of a photo taken by Greg Brenden at the opening of American Bonsai Mirai exhibit at the Wieden & Kennedy gallery in Portland Oregon. Greg's uncropped photo is below.
Another Bonsai Mirai groundbreaking public event. Greg Brenden attended the opening of American Bonsai Mirai– Wieden & Kennedy gallery in Portland Oregon and posted these photos. I’ve done a little cropping to bring the trees a little closer. Greg’s original photos are below (plus one from Ryan Neil that gives a unique view of the exhibit).
Greg Brenden's uncropped original. I like the way Greg's photos provide a window into the event. People enjoying bonsai in their individually designed environments (21st century tokonomas?).
This shot from Ryan Neil's facebook photos provides an excellent window into the creative wizardry behind the exhibit and its unique displays. I know Ryan provided the trees and my guess is he had something to do with how they are displayed. Not to call anyone names (creative wizard in this case) but based on a whole string of innovative bonsai displays (some examples from previous Bark posts), it's easy to see how one might get suspicious.
Cascading pine with an unidentified piece of clothing. How often do you get to look at a full cascade from below?
Goodwill. Uncropped with clothing now identified.
Same tree, different shot. My apologies for the fuzz. I wanted to get closer to the tree.
The original. With footwear.
It seems most of the trees in the exhibit are pines.
Same tree. Five sneakers
See what I mean about pines...
Aha. Not a pine. Greg says Bald cypress, but the foliage looks like it might be a Pond cypress. A very close cousin that some people say is a sub-species of Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), while others say it is a distinct species (Taxodium ascendens).
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