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A tree festival

Through use of text, image and sculptural means, this festival of trees hopes to engage the community in exploring and celebrating the successive layers of history, myth and culture that have shaped, or been shaped by, the environment of trees. By employing the Celtic Alphabet, where each letter is represented by a native tree or shrub, we hope to provide a constant, if evolving, reference point for those involved in native woodland and encourage an active engagement with art. We would envisage each tree providing a starting point from which a historical, folkloric, economic or botanical theme can be researched and responded to creatively through sculpture, painting, song, poem or story. The landscape itself can become art, in such a way that all the senses are engaged. Using a range of tools, from the most primitive to state-of-the-art, the project promotes environmentally friendly, yet interactive technologies, for an effective narrative context to the project.