Trees without leaves display their unique shapes on a foggy morning

Trees without leaves display their unique shapes on a foggy morning
A sliver of the setting sun creates silhouettes of the palm tree in Bonita Springs, Florida
Askew, at North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, is part of a series of works that Roxy Paine describes as “dendroids,” treelike forms with elaborate branching structures. His sculptures are inspired by real trees but never truthful depictions of actual species. The stainless steel surfaces of the work change dramatically with the light.