Collection of artworks
‘The tree is a spectacular creation because each part of the tree is necessary to its life. It is the perfect sculpture”
Giuseppe Penone
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2. Avenida Bolivar Managua Nicaragua
Inspired by the 1909 work by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt,
designed by Rosario Murillo, the wife of Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega and the Nicaraguan government’s official
spokeswoman, the trees of life are a conspicuous example of the
first lady’s far-reaching influence
3.
4. 134 structures scattered throughout the city (and more are
under construction), the 17-meter-tall “Trees of Life” now
completely dominate the Managua city’s landscape
13. Begun in 2013 to honor the
34th anniversary of
the Sandinista
Revolution, the Trees of Life
are a city beautification
project of First Lady Rosario
Murillo, who has also served
as Nicaragua's Vice
President since 2017
14. The Trees of Life
are made of metal
and decorated by
2.5 million tiny
light bulbs in total.
15.
16. Standing 42 to 56
feet tall, they cost
a reported
$20,000 to
$25,000 (USD) a
piece and in total
$1 million to light
annually
17.
18. In the 2018 protests, demonstrators toppled, and in some cases set on fire, a number of the
Trees, a gesture widely interpreted as a rebuke to the administration and Murillo specifically
19.
20. Bright yellow public sculpture - Pembroke Pines in Florida
Project Team: Lawrence Scarpa, Jeff Huber, Chinh Nguyen, Arty Vartanyan
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Sound: Bruce Cockburn – Nicaragua; The Shadows - Peace Pipe
2022
Notes de l'éditeur
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, politics, and Christianity.
Cockburn has written more than 350 songs on 34 albums over a career spanning 40 years, of which 22 have received a Canadian gold or platinum certification as of 2018, and he has sold over one million albums in Canada alone. In 2014, Cockburn released his memoirs, Rumours of Glory. In 2016, his album Christmas was certified 6 times platinum in Canada for sales of over 600,000.
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