Taiwan Tree of Light blog
START AT THE BOTTOM POST to read all about my 5 month trip to Taiwan to create the 30 foot high Tree of Light in the mountains of Taiwan-...
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georgeberlin
May 18, 20211 min read
Behind the scenes in Taiwan
Hey kids, you know I've been back for a month now from making the Tree of Light (and other good stuff in Taiwan.) Come watch this...
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georgeberlin
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Open Your Heart goes live!!
Here it is, live in all its glory. It will live in this beautiful valley- not far from the river. It's positioned to open up into the...
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georgeberlin
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Tree of Light: beauty pics
I'm just going to pile on a whole bunch of shots of the Tree- enjoy! What do you think?
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georgeberlin
Jan 4, 20212 min read
The Lost Gateway of Tashan
I know, it's sounds like one of those cool fantasy adventure books with gnomes and elves who glow in the dark, right? Well, it's ACTUALLY...
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georgeberlin
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Tree of Light debut!
We're finally unveiling her to the world, after almost a month spent on design, engineering, quarantine, and dressing up all the details...
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georgeberlin
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Life in Laiji: the details
After that last post, I took a little walk all the way to the outskirts of town. It didn't take long- I could still see the Tree of Light...
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georgeberlin
Dec 30, 20203 min read
Tour Laiji with me!
I've shown you a lot about the Tree of Light, about me, and the design and build process. Let's go around town a little here in Laiji...
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georgeberlin
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Coming together 😁
You've seen the skeleton of the tree going up, let's see some finish on it. I don't have as much documentation of this part because,...
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georgeberlin
Dec 29, 20202 min read
My heart will go on!
Continuing the saga of building my heart sculpture...Open Your Heart. Earlier I showed you some of the design process, from idea to...
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georgeberlin
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Going with the Flow
Keeping the design flexible Designing a 30 foot light sculpture at my studio in Chicago is one thing. BUILDING it in a mountain village...
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georgeberlin
Dec 23, 20202 min read
Welcome to Laiji Village
Explore where the Tree of Light lives Laiji Village is part of the Alishan area of Taiwan and home to a tribe of indigenous people of the...
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georgeberlin
Dec 16, 20204 min read
Working across the globe
How I access my home studio remotely from Taiwan One thing I worried about coming here- what if we get more work that I need my massive...
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georgeberlin
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Tree of Light- Native Art
How local art and traditions will integrate with our design Look at all those great kids adding their own voices to the Tree of Light!...
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georgeberlin
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Tree of Light- Build Progress
Climbing to the heavens and shining to the 7 continents Enjoy this glimpse into the inner workings of realizing a big beautiful light...
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georgeberlin
Dec 13, 20202 min read
Building my Heart
Sketches to models to metals- oh my! I showed you this initial sketch of mine earlier, and a little of the process to build this. Here's...
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georgeberlin
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Building the Tree of Light
Sketches start to become reality We're making progress! This light sculpture has LOTS of parts, but it all begins with the structure....
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georgeberlin
Dec 10, 20201 min read
What do you EAT there?
I'm so glad you asked me this! The short answer: so many delicious and adorable things! I mean, c'mon, look at those two adorable owls!...
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georgeberlin
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Quarantine Hotel Life in Taiwan
Welcome to your new home for two weeks Aside from what's in my room, this is the only view I have to the outside world. Luckily, it's a...
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georgeberlin
Dec 9, 20202 min read
How Taiwan is beating COVID
Fast responses and great tracking are key In Chicago, we have signs on the highway that read 'If you've traveled here from a COVID hot...
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