18 Botanical Inspired Art Installations Open Until May 12th Inside CSUF Arboretum

Rooted in Her – 2024 Group Art Installation inside CSUF Arboretum

Mirage – 2024 Group Art Installation inside CSUF Arboretum

On view to the public through May 12, 2024, Symbiosis: 18 Environmental Art Installations are open inside the Arboretum & Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton. Situated at the intersection of public art and environmental activism, the botanical-inspired installations were crafted by fifteen CSUF Visual Art students.

Since Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts galleries are currently under construction, the students collectively chose to display their art outdoors. Working in coordination with Creative Photography & Experimental Media Professor Linda Kroff and Arboretum staff, each student made their site-specific artwork.

Mirage, 2024 – Team 2 – Jo Ho Choi, Ruth Cinco, Joanna Cisneros, Rodrigo Morales, and Julian Sanchez

They worked in teams to create three different group installations. The student’s individual and group art installations are displayed throughout the Arboretum. At the grand opening of Symbiosis on Sunday, April 20, 2024, visitors were provided with maps showing the approximate locations of each site-specific artwork. These maps, along with small signs at each location, allowed visitors to learn about the artists and the materials used and even scan QR codes with their phones to access the Symbiosis website: https://symbiosis18envirom.wixsite.com/home.

On the south side of the Arboretum, where the desert and woodland collections meet, was Rooted In Her, a group art installation designed by Angel Cruz Cardiel, Francia Cisneros, Jess Kung, Shannon Huang, and Daniela Navarro, which was made using fabric, tulle, organza, wire, yarn, lace, and miscellaneous textiles.

Rooted In Her, 2024 – Team 3 – Angel Cruz Cardiel, Francia Cisneros, Jess Kung, Shannon Huang, and Daniela Navarro

This artwork is an immersive experience within trees that naturally grow into a tunnel-like formation, effectively using the organically formed space “to highlight nature’s power of creation and the importance of reconnecting to our earthly roots.” The individual, collective, and collaborative Symbiosis: 18 Environmental Art Installations are on full display at the CSUF Arboretum at 1900 Associated Road. Viewing hours are Monday through Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm.

76 Acres Remaining, 2024 – Team 1 – Leilani Tyau, Heather Dutton, Allyn Hawthorne, Ryan Leigber, and Beatriz Godoy