In the installation “Kandylaki (Shrine to Abandoned Christmas Trees)”,  Juliana Capes compares the annual phenomenon of streets full of deserted Christmas trees with ideas of faith and environments that are constructed to show belief and permanence. 

The temporary outdoor installation marries the rescued trees with the greek catholic roadside shrine, “Kandylakia”,  making a connection between the Christmas tree and what our abandonment of it means as a symbol of our contemporary beliefs.  

The installation is made from Christmas trees rescued from Edinburgh city streets in 2012. It has been commissioned as part of SSA 2012, The 115th Annual Open Exhibition at The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh. This exhibition runs from 4th February -1st March 2012. The installation can be found at the rear entrance of the Royal Scottish Academy, opposite main entrance of National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh.

Handmade from the emphemera of our daily lives and environments, Juliana Capes’ art brims with themes of transforming common objects, drawing attention to that which is generally unnoticed and investigating what and why we believe.

This week I am installing a new work, “Kandylaki (Shrine to  abandoned christmas trees)” at the Royal Scottish Academy as part of the 115th annual SSA show. The show opens Saturday 4th February and runs until Thursday 1st March at the The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh.

My old blog can be found here http://www.julianacapes.co.uk/indexold.html