MAGALI DUZANT

A Tree, A Garden is a photographic body of work, reflecting on the many ways in which trees manifest into other things, from memorials and myths to memes, markers, and meeting points. Inspired by trees found both in old-growth forests and on city streets, the photographic installation accompanies a publication, A Tree Grows in Queens. The publication incorporates a collection of written vignettes, archival images, and original photographs to explore how narratives of trees have touched on the larger topics of climate, capitalism, catastrophe, and compassion. The photographs, in exhibition format, are presented as overlaid installations, echoing the form of a layered forest of trees - physical, gestural, and figurative.

I spoke with Erin Mallea about the project, as well as the related work, The Dry Garden, for the fourth issue of Tree News.

A Tree Grows In Queens

A Tree Grows In QueensA Tree Grows in Queens is a photographic series and accompanying publication that looks at the many ways in which trees manifest into other things, from memorials and myths to meeting points and harbingers of luck. Inspired by trees found in old-growth forests and on city sidewalks, the project includes a collection of written vignettes, alongside collaged archival images, and original photographs. The title is a play on the coming of age novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, in which a city tree serves as a representation of perseverance.

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