Students may have been wondering why there are tags hanging on
trees. Suzanna Scott, professor of New Century College’s Art,
Beauty, and Culture course, and Lynne Constantine, professor of
The School of Art’s Aesthetics course, decided to bring the Wish
Tree Project to the George Mason campus as part of their
curriculum. For those who don’t know, Yoko Ono originally
started The Wish Tree Project in 1996. Scott says, “People
participate in the work by writing their personal wishes for
peace on white shipping tags and tying the wishes to a tree
branch.” This project was started on the George Mason Campus on
October 1st and will end on October 18th. When asked why the
project would end, Constantine replied, “In a way, the very
fleetingness of the tree’s presence here is important. Any
longer, and it would simply become part of the landscape. This
way, both its appearance and its disappearance are events,
opportunities for paying attention.” Once the wishes are taken
down on the 18th, they will be shipped to Reyk