Presence Theory

Trees are not merely elements of the natural world and in them I see a spectrum of human emotions. I have always been drawn to trees. Trees tell stories of resilience, connection, and transformation—silent narratives etched into bark and branch.

“Trees make decisions, share resources, wage wars. People are not the apex species they think they are. Other creatures - bigger, smaller, slower, faster, older, younger, more powerful - call the shots, make the air, and eat sunlight. Without them, nothing.”

- Richard Powers, The Overstory