The exhibition of international and Hungarian artists began in a garden in Budapest, examining the issues surrounding the decline of a well-known tree species, the Norway spruce. This exhibition, which expands on the local, Eastern European context, presents the complex ecological, horticultural, and social context of tree loss through stories about trees that highlight contemporary issues of the human-to-more-than-human relationship. At the same time, the research-based exhibition enriches the artist; playful-critical works with local activist-experimental examples that provide models for new tree-replacement strategies or urban opportunities for creating functioning ecosystems.

Opening:

17. October, 2024, Thursday 6 p. m. Opening Performance by Zahra Fuladvand Greeting Speech: Flóra László, CEU

The exhibition is open:

17. October – 30. October, 2024. Open Gallery CEU
Budapest, 1051. Nádor utca 11

Artists: Clarissa Butelli (BRA), Mária Chilf (HU), Erekle Chinchilakashvili (GE), Zahra Fuladvand (IR),
Kitti Gosztola (HU), Daniela Jauregui (MEX), Ania Jopp (PL), Hanan Saif (SY)

Curator: Tünde Varga

Curator assistents: Laura Pass, Kira Ferenczi, Juilanna Hemrik, Imola Sudár, Barbara Faragó, Anna Zsibrita

Contributors:

Márton Nyerges, expert,

Mark Richards, Auróra climate garden,

Iván András Bojár, 10 million tree, miyawaki miniforest, 

Borhy Balázs, expert

Visual identity
Zoltán Visnyai