Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Linda Connor, artist

born 1944

Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia, 2003

Where object was made: Cambodia

Material/technique: gelatin silver print; gold-toned printing-out paper

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 x 10 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Museum of Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2008.0331

Not on display

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Principles of Organismal Biology Fall 2019

When the seed of the Banyan or Strangler Fig (Ficus gibbosa) sprouts in a host tree, it develops as an epiphyte—a plant that grows on the host plant without being parasitic. Ultimately the Banyan can completely encase the host tree in its aggressive root system, as it has overwhelmed the temple foundations at Ta Prohm.

Exhibition Label:
"Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture," Mar-2009, Steve Goddard
When the seed of the Banyan or Strangler Fig (Ficus gibbosa) sprouts in a host tree, it develops as an epiphyte-a plant that grows on host plant without being parasitic. Ultimately the Banyan can completely encase the host tree in its aggressive root system, as it has overwhelmed the temple foundations at Ta Prohm.