Strong Wind Events Foster Leaning Trees
June-July 2024
V1 Gallery, Väre building
An Event By:
Amy Merigo and Mana Tashakorinia
Video by Amy Merigo
Photos by Amy Merigo and Ahmad Erfani
خانه
“Did you document it?”
“No. Maybe they’re still there.”
“And at what point did you begin making films?”
“That was a film — just in another medium.” *
We were walking together and suddenly stopped in our tracks. An unfamiliar sound to stop us. Our eyes were looking for a source, as the sound had an irregular yet steady rhythm. Then we found them - the kissing trees. What happens above is often different. Known as canopy disengagement, or crown shyness for the brave ones that dare to look at trees in the eyes, describes trees avoiding to touch each other. Their crown fully grown, creating gaps that look like cracks in dry soil, exposing the sky beyond. Sometimes it’s rather just overlap. Green on green, on green, on other shades of -, coexistence
seemingly without interaction. Stacked like atoms that never touch each other. Together to form the forest, yet each sings their own song. But here they were. Both bent, leaning into each other, both tall and rooted and healthy. The kissing trees displayed their affection at every wind signal.
We felt a bit embarrassed. Perhaps we walked on what was meant to be a private scene.
“Trees typically start leaning due to a high wind event, sometimes combined with heavy rains and wet soil. A leaning tree isn’t necessarily unhealthy (it really depends on the root condition), but they do look funny in the context of a manicured suburban landscape.“ **
Roots not only provide water, nutrients, and oxygen to the rest of the tree, but they also help to anchor the tree and keep it upright, even during intense storms or strong winds. Even when the soil feels foreign. We’re two years older. This is still our forest. These are still our trees.
-Amy and Mana
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* Herbert, Martin. “Flow, Resistance: Cerith Wyth Evans.” Essay. In _The Uncertainty Principle_. Berlin: Stenberg Press, 2014.
** Wilkes, Nick. Blog. Heartwood Tree Care - Tree Removal, Pruning, Planting - Madison, WI, April 6, 2020.
“No. Maybe they’re still there.”
“And at what point did you begin making films?”
“That was a film — just in another medium.” *
We were walking together and suddenly stopped in our tracks. An unfamiliar sound to stop us. Our eyes were looking for a source, as the sound had an irregular yet steady rhythm. Then we found them - the kissing trees. What happens above is often different. Known as canopy disengagement, or crown shyness for the brave ones that dare to look at trees in the eyes, describes trees avoiding to touch each other. Their crown fully grown, creating gaps that look like cracks in dry soil, exposing the sky beyond. Sometimes it’s rather just overlap. Green on green, on green, on other shades of -, coexistence
seemingly without interaction. Stacked like atoms that never touch each other. Together to form the forest, yet each sings their own song. But here they were. Both bent, leaning into each other, both tall and rooted and healthy. The kissing trees displayed their affection at every wind signal.
We felt a bit embarrassed. Perhaps we walked on what was meant to be a private scene.
“Trees typically start leaning due to a high wind event, sometimes combined with heavy rains and wet soil. A leaning tree isn’t necessarily unhealthy (it really depends on the root condition), but they do look funny in the context of a manicured suburban landscape.“ **
Roots not only provide water, nutrients, and oxygen to the rest of the tree, but they also help to anchor the tree and keep it upright, even during intense storms or strong winds. Even when the soil feels foreign. We’re two years older. This is still our forest. These are still our trees.
-Amy and Mana
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* Herbert, Martin. “Flow, Resistance: Cerith Wyth Evans.” Essay. In _The Uncertainty Principle_. Berlin: Stenberg Press, 2014.
** Wilkes, Nick. Blog. Heartwood Tree Care - Tree Removal, Pruning, Planting - Madison, WI, April 6, 2020.