''In the 60s millions of Americans in the US set up an aluminum tree at Christmas time in their living room. The artificial tree became an emblem of the Space Age until charlie brown started its downfall. ''
Exhibition photographs from J. Shimon and J. Lindemann's exhibition in 2004 which coincided with their book:
'Season Gleamings: The art of the Aluminium Christmas Tree'
''Our ambivalence towards seasonal decor helped us resist the trees at first. it took us a while to realise that they were a peculiar form of representational sculpture worth dragging back to our studio. we began seeing them as material rather than holiday discards and the thought of making an aluminium forest occurred to us. we decided to buy as many as we could find at reasonable prices and create an environment of gleaming aluminium.''
I find the idea of creating a glimmering forest from items that initially meant so much to people on moment, then was nothing but junk the next so romantic. They have been given a new lease of life and have been allowed to bring joy and wonder to a second generation.
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