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An artwork that gives new meaning to a dead tree

Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building | Green design & innovation for a better world·Written by Bonface Landi·about 1 month ago
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View Slideshow Nature speaks for itself, while art amplifies whatever nature has to say. Artist Luca Gnizio has cut a niche for himself in amplifying the communications of nature. His latest project, Forsoultree, speaks more than words could. Yet, it is a project that goes beyond the creation of an artist . It features more than a hundred years of nature’s work ingrained in a dead tree trunk. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos The project started with the accidental discovery of a century-old Holm Oak tree trunk that had been brought down by nature. Located at the grounds of Villa San Michele, the trunk sits on part of the Monumental Park of Monte Ceceri —where Leonardo da Vinci did tests for his flying machines. Related: Pine Bark Hut resembles an actual tree in a forest Unlike Leonardo’s art , which has often left us with thousands of unanswered questions, Forsoultree was documented right from the start. From the moment the trunk was found, deliberate efforts to preserve and document started.…

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