Firetree visualizes ideas about
people connecting with people, and to the planet.
You stand, as do all people, within the Firetree
Firetree is a steel and copper sculpture that represents our
planet and the powerful, interconnected web of our global society.
 Beginning as a collaboration with fellow artist, Saige Baxter, Duncan MacDiarmid undertook a six-year project to construct Firetree, a 24-foot-tall steel sculpture that is rich with details formed in copper and other natural materials. There's a child's sense of playfulness and fantasy seen in its design, however through symbolism, Firetree imparts a message to all ages about human life within our finite, planet habitat. We need only stand with naked feet upon the soil that surrounds us to realize that we rest undeniably within an extraordinary planetary ecosystem. ​
​“Firetree infuses the excitement of fire into a playful, thought-provoking sculpture,
that challenges our global community to achieve the extraordinary.”     ​
During a Firetree Celebration, this artwork hopes to ignite a vision for the world, one where engagement, ingenuity, and perseverance can build a safe and lasting planet habitat on Earth.
You don't need fire to appreciate this artwork as a global metaphor.
Firetree presents the many things that we know about life on Earth.
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Lighting a path forward.
Copyright 2017-2024, Duncan MacDiarmid