Magnum Gallery, Paris
23 June - 10 September, 2011


Celebrated by most ancient civilizations, the tree has stood for the center of the cosmos and the origin of creation. This exhibition presents a range of photographs that reveal various artistic responses to the perennial subject. Documenting primeval forests and cultivated nature, these images explore the tree in its many connotations—as a graphic form, an evocative emblem, and vital evidence of the natural world in which we live.

To celebrate the International Year of Forests declared by the United Nations in 2011 and in collaboration with...