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An Introduction to Typography

Art Bermondsey Project Space presents
The Arborealists: The Art of Trees
curated by Philippa Beale

In recent years, many artists have discovered that trees have become one of their most
penetrating of influences. The story of their existence and survival is intrinsic to our history and
culture, they are even a part of our political landscape. They are a metaphor for our own
survival. They live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. As ‘specimens’, they also can
stand alone, not out of choice but like brave, solitary people who stand up to be counted, like
‘the one just man’ who does not remain silent when evil is done.
Trees represent the holy, the exemplary, the beautiful and the strength required of mankind. Cut
down a tree and it reveals its whole history in the rings of its trunk, all its scars, struggles and
suffering. The attacks of axe, saw and storms leave scars but as every forester knows, the
hardest woods have the narrowest rings and it is in the most infertile places that the strongest
and most indestructible trees grow. Trees permeate our history providing inspiration for
religions, literature, poetry, visual art and architecture.

December 12, 2024 – January 14, 2025
Tues – Sat: 11:00 – 18:00 Sun: Closed
Free entry

183 – 185 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UW
abps@project-space.london 0203 441 51 21

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