Everything is Upside Down
2024
repurposed maple tree, paint, wooden base
Permanent Public Art Sculpture by Sergei Isupov
On view at Ferrin Contemporary at Project Art, Cummington, MA
Sergei Isupov, resident artist at Project Art in Cummington, MA, completed a carved wooden figural sculpture titled “Everything is Upside Down”. Over three weeks in Spring 2024, Isupov used power tools to shape the trunk of a sugar maple tree on Main Street, left behind after its top-half was cut down due to storm damage in the winter of 2024.
The Cummington Cultural District funded the artist’s proposal with an honorarium as part of the 2024 Arts Activation Project. As he worked, many members of the community watched and engaged with the artist in the progress. Once the carved figure was painted, and with help from other community members, Sergei moved the sculpture from its rooted base and installed it across the street at Project Art. It now faces Main Street, enjoyed by passers by and in dialogue with other public art along Main Street.
