Trees on the Move 2019

2 Inkjet prints
30”x40”(left) x 40”x50”(right), framed

These photographs were taken during the preparation for the demolition of neighborhoods in Seoul, consisting of large scale apartment complexes from the 1980s. There were efforts made to save some of th trees by uprooting them for transplantation elsewhere. This process involves relocating the trees to temporary locations where they will be "stored" (if they survive th transplantation) before being planted on a "permanent" place. After their root systems are severed, the trees are bound with strings to surrounding structures and trees to distribute their weight, preventing the uprooted specimen from falling.

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