OCTOBER 2, 2023 KATE MOTHES
Photo by Marc Alcock. All images © the photographers and Hoxton Mini Press
‘Looking At Trees,’ a forthcoming book compiled with an introduction by artist Sophie Howarth, encourages us to reconnect with our natural surroundings.
For centuries, a lone tree grew in a gully known as Sycamore Gap along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, one of England’s most beloved landmarks. Last week, an act of vandalism reduced the stalwart icon to a stump, generating shock and sadness for its loss. While the National Trust works to protect the remains to see if it can regrow, the story sheds a light on trees’ vulnerability while at the same time standing as emblems of strength and resiliency.
Photo by Alexandre Miguel Maia
It is timely, then, that Looking At Trees, a forthcoming book compiled with an introduction by artist Sophie Howarth, encourages us to reconnect with our natural surroundings. Images by more than two dozen contemporary photographers, including Beth Moon, Marc Alcock, and Myoung Ho Lee, explore a range of different species, ecosystems, and landscapes.[…]
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