Migration of a Cycad

2015

An action of reversing colonial desire today. Cycad palm trees were carried from the Ryūkyū Kingdom to Shikoku Island by members of the Satsuma Domain circa 18th century. For this work, the artist carried a pine tree sapling by boat in reverse from Takamatsu to the island of Tokunoshima and presented as a gift to a relative who added it to his domestic garden.