Statement

This installation asks viewers to reflect on their mental state and share what "grounds them". They do this by writing it on a paper, then hanging it on a wire branch of a fake tree. This encourages reflection and introspection. The goal is for viewers to take a pause and think about themselves before writing their thoughts down and sharing them anonymously. As they do this, the branches get weighted down, themselves becoming more "grounded". To draw in participants, we played nature sounds from a speaker at the base of the staircase, so that the sounds would echo throughout the entire stairwell, and make passers stop to question where the sounds are coming from and hopefully interact with our installation.