Gardiens du silence / direction éditoriale: Nathalie Chaix, assistée de Laura Salvadori ; avec les contributions de: Julien Burri [and 6 others].

Format:

Book

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Trees in art--Exhibitions.

Trees in art.

Trees--Pictorial works--Exhibitions.

Trees.

Physical Description:

246 pages : numerous illustrations (partly color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Vevey : Musée Jenisch Vevey ; Zurich : Scheidegger & Spiess, 2023.

Summary:

Trees and forests are often described as guardians of silence, sentinels of humanity, and wonderful representatives of the plant world. What makes the fascination of trees? How have artists of the past depicted them, and how do women artists represent them today? This French-language book takes an unusual look at these indispensable creatures of nature. Artistic representations from six centuries - including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs - demonstrate their beauty and magic. The images are complemented by poems written especially for an exhibition at the Musée Jenisch in Vevey, Switzerland, and for this coinciding, beautifully designed volume. Together they form a visual-poetic walk, enabling the reader to experience the forest as a mirror, a refuge, and a source of almost unlimited material and metaphorical inspiration.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at Musée Jenisch Vevey, June 21 - October 29, 2023; "Chaque nuit j'entre dans les creux des troncs et j'écoute" held at Galerie C Neuchâtel, September 15 - November 4, 2023.

ISBN:

9783858818928

3858818925

OCLC:

1434245828

Publisher Number:

9783858818928