The tree
Trees symbolize the forces of life: they allow us to follow the cycle of the seasons and play an essential role in the earth's ecology. They also represent a major resource for people. So it is important that we take proper care of them and continue to celebrate their beauty as artists have so often done. Let us take a journey to the very heart of the trees with a few words from the writer and avid walker Jacques Lacarrière:
"Branches, leaves
Leaf stalks and leaf buds
A world branching out that shakes, shivers and swishes
A kingdom of greenery, giddy and gusting
A labyrinth of sighs and murmurs
In short, a tree" [literal translation]
