Ways to Tie Trees — Ahn Jun

— Ahn Jun

After Scalo closed its doors in 2004

when you feel the weight of the city on your shoulders

offers a view towards my life as an adult and the result of my lifelong rumination on life

some shot on 35 mm

Ways to Tie Trees — Ahn JunBetween August and December 2015, Woong Soak Teng explored the man made garden city of Singapore and made portraits of its staked trees. As in many cities around the world, here trees are uprooted and relocated to conform to a controlled cityscape determined by urban planning. As part of an attempt to construct productive and aesthetic living environments for ourselves, nature has long since been subjected to manipulation at the mercy of human hands.