Treelines - Greece

Sculpture / Installation / Photography

Crocheted trees made from wool and recycled plastic bags, colour photographs, 2018.

The Treeline project started from a projects at Phoenix Projects in Athens, Greece. Small crocheted trees were placed in locations as stand-ins for the trees that would have grown in the area. The trees acted as a kind of proxy for me and my relationship to the land and changes depending on the location. The trees were meant to be whimsical, and a bit sad. The plastic trees also have another register—they remain alien looking, intentionally toxic or a little ghostly. This project was the catalist for Treelines - here and there this has been undertaken in the interior of British Columbia, the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.

Treelines Greece, 2019, installed at Phoenix Projects, Athens

Treelines Greece, 2019, installed at Phoenix Projects, Athens

Treelines Greece, 2019, installed at Phoenix Projects, Athens

Treelines Greece, 2019, installed at Phoenix Projects, Athens

Crochet artist Click with the tree (top left) she contributed to Treelines Greece