This was an exhibition I wanted to see, but ran out of time as lockdown hit. I was so thrilled to find it had re-opened and booked a ticket. I went last Thursday, just as the heatwave began. My aim was to get out of London as soon as possible afterwards!
Among the Trees is a calming exhibition with a mix of photos, paintings, real wood, installations and multi-media. The gallery was well managed and it was not crowded. The experience was a good one. I particularly enjoyed the films – one is a horizontal full length tree with it branches swaying, with a person standing under it. The other is a three minute time lapse of a trees through the seasons. This was quite mesmerising. My other favourites were the wood and cardboard structure close to the entrance of the exhibition, a tank with trees (not real ones!), the log showing all the rings, the charcoal featured landscape, and the trunk of a tree where most of the middle has been scooped out but in the centre stands the tree as it would have been in its younger days. The branches correspond to the knotty parts on the outside of the bark.
I had thought I’d skip through the gift shop. Hah! no way. There was a lot drool over and I came away with a book, some notelets and a bar of vegan soap!
The heatwave in London is finally breaking. We’ve had six days of temperatures over 30c, with several at 34c and 36c. With these high temperatures I have to admit that I’ve not been out on my travels for a week. If I don’t get thngs done in the early morning, nothing gets done! The house is like an oven by lunchtime and there is nowhere cool here until 6pm, when I venture into the garden. There are storms in the forecast and there was rain this morning. Hopefully, by next week I will be able to face the transport system again and get back to my exploring.
My London+ 