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This past winter, from October 1st 2009 to January 1st 2010 I was artist in residence at the DCR in The Hague, Netherlands. During my residency I created a video work for the Nest Gallery, as part of their Indian Wallpaper show, as well as giving an artist talk/ presentation of my work. If you would like to see the video piece that I created while at my residency you can view it here: http://www.pixelink.ca/pixelink/videos

The Tree of life sculpture is now completed, and is now installed at the University of Lyon. It was decided to make it an indoor sculpture, so it now resides in a main atrium at the university. You can see photos of the Sculpture at the Darwin Festival here: http://www.pixelink.ca/sphoto/gal/222

Lenke Sifko - illustrative conceptualization and design, production of structural elements

As well many thanks to:

Samuel Laganier - structural conceptualization, and structural creation/ production
Vincent Daubin - scientific conceptualization
Sylvain Charlat - scientific conceptualization

without whom this sculpture would not have a life!

For this project I have been commissioned to create 100+ illustrations for CAD etching into steel plates that will be part of a 3D sculpture that is a representation of the evolution and origins of life on earth. This is a collaboration with researchers Vincent Daubin and Sylvain Charlat of the University of Lyon, and industrial designer Samuel Laganier also based in the city of Lyon.

This visualization of the biological Tree of Life is a 3D permanent outdoor sculpture that will be a formation of metal "branches", with each branch having a "leaf" that is etched with the images that represent the phylogenetic relation of that particular species, class and/or organism to the larger evolved tree.

This project is coinciding with the 200 Years of Darwin events happening throughout Europe in 2009 and specifically the celebration in Lyon, France - “Evolution…Révolution” - being held in collaboration with the Museum of Natural History in Lyon.

The unveiling of the sculpture is in October 2009.

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