Agnes Denes, Tree Mountain-Proposal for a Forest-1.5 x .15 miles-10,000 Trees
 
 


Agnes Denes, Tree Mountain-Proposal for a Forest-1.5 x .15 miles-10,000 Trees, 1982-1983, Metallic ink and gouache on mylar, 34.25î x 95î

Eager to unite the human intellect with the majesty of nature, this drawing served as Denesí proposal for a massive collaborative project. Her design for the worldís first man-made virgin forest, whose benefits include restoring the land, cleansing airborne pollutants, and absorbing rainwater runoff, resembles a multi-spiraling, swirling vortex when viewed from above. Ten years later, the Finnish Government publicly committed to realize her ambitious proposal.

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