Trees take back the city (After You Leave...)

Trees take back the city (After You Leave...)

The site "We-make-money-not-art" has a review of the Conflux Festival in Brooklyn NY. I find the work by Molly Schwartz interesting as it depicts the concession between trees and urban artifacts.

I like this photo, in particular, showing a tree trunk that looks like an angry turtle head, or a mitten hand, gripping a metal railing.

Excerpt from the WMMNA site:

"Molly Schwartz was showing her moving After You Leave... website and animations which document the way trees are struggling and often winning the battle in the street against cement, sidewalks, fences, decorative brick borders and buildings.

Anyone can contribute to Molly's project by submitting their own photo and written observations of the struggle. Besides, a map can be downloaded to guide participants to the key locations of the green battle."

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