Jeremy Lutes embarked on a career in the visual arts after studying Geology and Electronic Music at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a founding member of Eccentric Design, a Bay Area arts collective whose focus is fire, light, and performance. His work today is guided by an enduring fascination with light, color, and natural forms. Though technology is often an enabling element in his work, the finished pieces are rarely “technological” in nature; rather, they attempt to invoke more playful and ethereal origins.

This wire and glass installation is located in the Young Adult section of the Library. It forms an ornate tree, its trunk emerging from the wall and splitting into branches laden with hundreds of leaves made of colored glass.

"The tree appears to be growing through the wall of the Library, diminishing the boundary between the exterior, natural world, and the interior of the Library. Historically, trees have been symbols of growth and knowledge; the idea here being that with knowledge comes the ability to grow beyond boundaries. It is my desire to invite a sense of wonder, to evoke flights of fancy, and to challenge the imagination on to new heights."

43" x 94" x 106" Steel wire & dichroic glass, 2004