In Ancient Harmony : A Song of Virginia’s Native FLORA
Block-printed acrylic and stainless steel. 24 ft x 18 ft. x 10 ft. Completed March, 2023.
The Kimpton Forum Hotel, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
“On first view, it’s a rainfall of opaque shapes highlighted against the atrium’s two-story window. ‘I wanted a feeling of quiet presence,’ DuFlon says, ‘and of creating dimension through light.’
But on closer view, each acrylic shape with its inscribed details represents a familiar Virginia plant - the blossoms of dogwood and mountain laurel; the leaves of the tulip tree and sassafras; the fruit of the Osage orange; and the American sycamore’s leaves and seed pods. Each tile hangs on its own axis, so it can turn independently in the gently moving air. And beyond, viewed through the screen of tiles, is the hotel’s five-acre botanical garden and arboretum.
‘Every tile was hand-printed from linocuts I carved,’ says DuFlon, ‘and speaks to my love of the trees and flora of Virginia.’”
- Carol Diggs, 434 Magazine, Winter 2023 Issue p.9
Photographs below by Stacey Evans
