1999-2003
C-Type prints, dimensions variable.

Gazing upwards into the lofty canopy of a treetop provides one of the most universal experiences and images of childhood. The very act of 'looking up' is imbued with the fundamental sensation of ‘reverie’. As little children we 'look up' to adults, people who possess the same stature and benign attributes of a great tree: support, protection and permanence.
The sing-song quality of the title, evokes a phrase from a nursery rhyme or the alliteration of a children’s illustrated alphabet. Roland Barthes wrote, “According to the Greeks, trees are alphabets”, if so, the tangled branches and foliage could also be interpreted as arboreal inscriptions etched onto the blank page of the sky.

Book published by Steidlmack 2003
ISBN: 3-88243-917-3