A Tree Grows in Queens — MAGALI DUZANT

A Tree Grows in Queens is both a publication reflecting on the many ways in which trees manifest into other things, from memorials and myths to memes, markers, and meeting points as well as a photographic body of work. Inspired by trees found both in old-growth forests and on city streets, A Tree Grows in Queens 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. Incorporating original photographs and collaged archival images the work presents 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. Link here.

An exhibition featuring this work was on view in New Orleans at Antenna from February 11 - March 26, 2023.

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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