but surely the very premise of this project is flawed. drawing a tree is trivial; we’d all agree that even the drawing on the right is a tree. and while this may be true, it also shows how much we can leave out in a drawing of a tree. it’s very easy to see them as simply a trunk that emerges from the ground plane and supports an inaccessible, vaguely spherical space.
perspective
planning
mold growth
these molds, made of silicone, were used to create a cubic space in which to cast a tree. the contrast between the geometric form of the mold and the ambiguous form of the tree speaks further to the way humanity ascribes linearity to the world around us.
a new dimension
in swapping the visibility of air and ground, i bring attention to what we see (and show) and what we don’t.
part of what makes trees impossible to capture on a page is a simple truth: they are always moving. trees are not static objects despite growing so slowly we barely notice any change. but as I look at any tree, I find movement. in the branches, the leaves, everything is alive and moving.
what is causing this movement? the air, the sun, the animals, life itself. the sway of the tree is on the breath of the world.
branching out