Exhibition Opening: Homage to Giants – Trees Speak

Exhibition Opening:
Homage to Giants – Trees Speak x KID Comadres
What were the first humans made of? Who are the living fossils? Where do giants and elders grow? The green thread of the exhibition, prepared by KID Comadres as part of the Homage to Giants project, consists of interesting facts about trees – from their universal properties to the specifics of individual species, from mythological stories to symbolic meanings, from the underground forest network to the functions of trees in urban environments.
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"Did you know that trees speak? They talk to each other.
They speak to you if you listen. Trees have taught me a lot: sometimes about the weather, sometimes about animals, sometimes about the Great Mystery." — Tatanga Mani (1871–1967), member of the Stoney people in Canada
How intelligent are trees – do they perceive various stimuli, can they form, send, receive messages and respond to them, use different tactics and develop strategies, connect and cooperate with each other and other beings? What do trees do in cities – what are their ecological, social, economic, and spatial functions? How are the beginnings, rises, and falls of human civilizations connected to their relationship with forests? How do pine cones predict the weather? What did walnuts mean to the Romans? Under which tree do witches gather?