AMONG THE TREES

A work created by Tina Ratzer, 740 citizens and Trapholt.

Is there a tree that means something special to you?

AMONG THE TREES is about our great and diverse love for and fascination with nature – and about the importance of biodiversity for nature’s sake and for our own.

In AMONG THE TREES, a total of 740 children, young people and adults from all over Denmark have quilted a specially selected leaf, helping to create a kind of artificial forest. The forest con­sists of leaves from maple, oak, beech, chest­nut, linden, birch, cherry, hazel, ash, elm, poplar, damson plum, rowan, spruce, elder, willow, haw­thorn, etc. The participants’ relationships with their chosen trees relates to memories of child­hood, places or persons, a fascination with na­ture, climate issues, symbols, the cycle of life and/or craftsmanship.

AMONG THE TREES was created during the COV­ID-19 shutdown in the winter of 2021 by textile artist Tina Ratzer and Trapholt in collaboration with local libraries, nature guides, craft associa­tions and Dansk Patchwork Forening.

More info (in DK)