I’ll See You in The Trees

Inspired by Angelo Badalamenti and David K. Lynch’s song ’Sycamore Trees’, work ’I’ll See You in the Trees’ by Nina Sumarac is a comparative study of people and trees, which explores humanity and its complexities within the context of nature, thus forging a path to selfrealization. In a bid to convey dynamic connectivity, which neutralizes bias while initiating empathy and compassion, participants were asked to illustrate their innermost self while considering the anatomical attributes of trees. It is these deep personal insights, which the artist has forested into a collective plantation of 110 curated selves/people that offers viewers a truly polyphonous experience. Re-establishing this symbiotic connection is an attempt at saving trees and people simultaneously since both are under threat.