Sherwin Banfield’s tree sculpture called “Botanical Boombox: Brooklyn Branch” can be seen and heard. Banfield uses a solar power musical system to bring the sounds of Brooklyn hip-hop to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
“It’s a tree that’s a symbol of hip-hop. Each branch represents a Brooklyn neighborhood,” Banfield said.
His work is one of six sculptures co-commissioned by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the AnkhLave Arts Alliance as part of an installation called “Branching Out: Trees as Community Hosts.”
It is the centerpiece of a summer and fall exhibition and program series at the garden called It is a tribute to the thousands of trees on the 52-acre site.
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