Tree crowns

Trees take center stage in my life. I feel a deep reverence for their unique nature as I create my images. For me, trees represent the connection between energy (air, light) and the material world (soil, earth).

I opted to position the treetops upside down in the final work to invite the viewer to an encounter with the tree as a natural being. I guess it is a chance to meet the tree instead of just seeing and judging it with the intellect. Interestingly this is how they are projected onto our retina before our brain turns it round.

I am fascinated by the trees appearance in wintertime with their web of branches connecting from the inside to the outside. Each time I am working on the tree crowns, I take numerous single frames to be assembled later. Through this intimate “face-to-face” with the trees, I want to capture the primordial energy of these ancient living beings.

My series is based on a visualization of the alchemical formula “Above is one with below, inside is one with outside, spirit is one with body”.

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