Everyone has heard of the term “tree hugger,” which is simple an environmentalist or person who believes that trees should not be cut down and make it there mission to protect these living things. Artists Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo decided to turn this word into a living artwork, where they collected branches from around a tree to construct “wicker-people” embracing the tree. These people are actual tree huggers. These wicker people are set up in a line, where you as the viewer can wait along with them to activity hug the tree, inviting people to respond and comment on the environmental issues surrounding trees.
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- Tree Hugger Project By Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo
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- Tree Hugger Project By Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo
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- Tree Hugger Project By Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo
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- Tree Hugger Project By Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo
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- Tree Hugger Project By Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo
This art project indirectly relates to the discussion of my blog, recycling. You wouldn’t think of the organic form of a tree being recycled but the by-product of the material paper is still an issue of recycling in our technologically based world.
Work Cited:
Its Not Easy Being Green 