SARASOTA, Fla. — A love of nature and a longing for a deeper connection — that’s why artist Rebecca Louise Law created the immersive installation at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota.
“I felt like my experience of nature was very experiential, it was sensual, spiritual. It felt like you were in something you were connected to,” said Law.
So she started experimenting “painting the air.” It’s part of the Gardens’ 2025 Orchid Show.
Check out the delicate live flowers in the display observatory and then the delicate, preserved flowers in their Museum of Botany and the Arts.
“So, for me, I see each one of these clusters as a line of paint. It’s very linear, this installation,” said Law.
Law connects preserved flowers with copper wire to create garlands. They are 19 feet long in the museum’s foyer.
“So, most of the flowers now are connected wherever I make my art. So, like Marie Selby, we’ve collected about 2,500 specimens,” said Law.
They are now part of the installation to be added to Law’s next show, preserving the link between humans and the wider world.
“I want people to connect to nature and observe what we have here today on this earth,” said Law. “And help look after it.”
This connection and caring for nature — it’s Selby Gardens’ mission as well.
Virginia Johnson
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