Blue Wave Ariel 
Quilt Leaf


A collaborative installation by 
Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton 

Day of the Dead 
Honoring Revolution With Visions Of Healing 
Dia De Los Muertos 2010 
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA 
October 8th - November 6th 

Come explore a new world. The Blue Wave Ariel Quilt Leaf is a special plant that is used as a space for healing. 

This mysterious plant is one of the few non-earth bound plants found floating around. This specimen is the only one we could bring back. Most are too fragile for transport. 

This specific genus of plant can grow quite large. The bigger they get, the higher into the atmosphere they reside. Rumor is of a few old ones large enough to have small human civilizations living on them. 

This plant is used as an altar of healing by certain groups of people. Catching a small one, people meditate in the space under the canopy of the plant. This is done by focusing on the subtle movements of the shadows and colors of the plant. Any revelations are then written on the paper like pistils, which are put back in place before letting the quilt leaf go. If one captures a quilt leaf with words already written on them, it's considered very lucky and the words of wisdom are read before meditation begins. 

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