Week 6 On the Stroll to Work – Vilma’s Story
I hope you are all keeping well out there, washing your hands and keeping safe. Special wishes go out to all the people in Wuhan.
This weeks story comes from an old friend Vilma B. Thank You Vilma
Leafy with Love (Nanhu nanlu ) photo 10.02.18 sucrose on cotton, thread, Niamh Cunningham 倪芙瑞莲 2018
‘I grew up in a neighborhood on the east side of Caracas, Venezuela. There used to be some mango trees and others , the names of which I don’t remember right now. There was a wide stretch of avenue where I used to walk to and from work. Nearby there was a park with a sports field lined very tall eucalyptus trees. I remember sometimes closing my eyes smelling the pleasant fragrance of these trees. I loved it. It made me feel good.’
Vilma B Feb 2020
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Memory Palace of Tree Stories is a socio- ecological art practice which invites you to tell a story or share information about trees. It is a creative- led social enquiry of how we can live well for both personal and collective wellbeing. Your story can be any kind of tree story, a personal tree story , historical tree story or a botanical tree story . I do hope you can contribute a comment on how we can live better with the greater community of life.
(email : [email protected]) I would love to hear from you. Each week throughout 2020 a story will be posted with either an artwork already made or perhaps your story will inspire me to make a new work!
The above work “Leafy with Love” is part of the Sucrose Series which explores nature and transformation.