Tag: Trees
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Recrafting the Brazilian Arboreal Archive
in ExhibitsRecords of Tree Day ceremonies in Brazil’s public archives belie a mass felling of native trees over the twentieth century. Combining archival photographs with poetic text, the duo Paisagens Móveis re-craft the archive’s narrative through artwork: Cidade-Jardem, or Garden City.
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Precarity and Entanglement in the Wild Christmas Tree Harvest
in ExhibitsIn this volatile (political) climate, wild Christmas tree harvest is more precarious than ever. Allen Myers photographs migrant laborers in northern California as they navigate local ecologies and global economies.
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Reforesting Pikirangi, Reckoning with Colonial Histories in Aotearoa/New Zealand
in EssaysSadie Rittman explores the history and significance of Pikirangi—a reforestation project—in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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BBC’s The Green Planet Puts Plants in the Spotlight
James Weldon reviews BBC’s docuseries The Green Planet, and considers whether new film technology can help humans better understand plants.
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Traces of Industry in the Trees of Jefferson National Forest
in EssaysChelsea Fisher follows the entangled histories of iron and paper in a second-growth forest.
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Get Playful With These Six Environmental Board Games
in ChecklistsEco-themed board games are having a moment. Nate Carlin traces how these games have evolved from using nature as an inviting aesthetic to more fully incorporating ecological principles in game design and play.
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Listening to What Trees Have to Say
in ReviewsTrees might have a lot to say, but how can humans hear them? Solvejg Nitzke reviews Valerie Trouet’s new book, “Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings.”
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Finding Longleaf Pine in American History
in FieldnotesLongleaf pine once covered 90 million acres in the southeastern U.S. What came after the felling of trees mattered to both people and the environment.