Under the Canopy
Bristlecone pine by Eric Utne (from Dark Mountain: Issue 9)
‘Our ancestors came from the canopy, and – given our species’ reliance on trees to make our world habitable – in many ways we never left it. Or it never left us.’
This ongoing section is an invitation for writers and artists to explore the effects that trees have on us, from an ancient chestnut in Sicily to a dome of ash in Wales, from tree protests in India to the first palm to be felled on an Indonesian island. Welcome to the woods.
Beech Bark Book
William Bock
10th October, 2018
Artist William Bock continues our 'Under the Canopy' section with the story of Ireland's great lost forests.
An Arboreal Language
Juhi Saklani
5th October, 2018
Delhi-based photographer Juhi Saklani responds to the mass felling of street trees in her city.
Art of Climbing Trees
Henrik Dahle
26th September, 2018
Our 'Under the Canopy' section continues with Henrik Dahle's quest to climb a different tree every day for a year.
Hundred Horses Chestnut
Patrik Qvist
19th September, 2018
Our 'Under the Canopy' section continues with Patrik Qvist's reflections on an ancient chestnut tree.
Under the Canopy
Nick Hunt
5th September, 2018
Editor Nick Hunt introduces a new section about trees and what they mean to us.
Ars brevis vida longa
Patrik Qvist
16th September, 2015
I lug a cheap backpack that I have spent some hours modifying at the studio,...
The Oldest Tree in New York
Patrik Qvist
6th May, 2015
There is nothing spectacular about the trees and plants growing here; what is remarkable is...