Erik Plambeck

Here’s the video of my tree being set on fire. Please refrain from making any references or connections to the destruction of things that are beautiful. I apologize for the blue streaks, its a bit unprofessional, but then again, I make things out of match sticks.

I used over twenty five hundred matches to build a cherry tree. Who knows why. Maybe Bobby Dylan made me do it, or maybe it was my OCD, obsession with construction, or the fact that I was broke and still needed to make things. The project began in the summer of 2008 and finally ended January 22, 2009, with the long awaited igniting of what proved to be another consuming endeavor. I was glad to see it go in glory, rather than the slow deconstruction it had experienced while making it due to the intense heat waves during the summer. Sure I would have loved to see it last, possibly be shown and shared with others, but it was necessary to get it out of my space and out of my head. And of course I am able to share it here, with anyone who cares to look, and don’t fret, the video of its destruction will soon be aired, as quickly as youtube decides to process it.