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| Wish Trees: Following John Lennon’s death, Yoko Ono made the Wish Tree - a concept that has roots in Hindu mythology, it played a significant role in her childhood, and has since brought the interactive project to cities around the world. |
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Yoko Ono: "As a child in Japan, I used to go to a temple and write out a wish on a piece of thin paper and tie it around the branch of a tree. Trees in temple courtyards were always filled with people's wish knots, which looked like white flowers blossoming from afar."
The Wish Tree has been a part of many exhibitions by Yoko Ono since the 1990s. People are invited to write their wish on a piece of paper and hang it to a tree branch. It's like a collective prayer in a way. Some wishes are deeply personal, some global wishes for peace and better future for humankind.
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| Be careful what you wish for |
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Yoko Ono TO THE LIGHT
19 June - 9 September 2012
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