Do Trees Dream of Oasises

Vision Forum is organising an 8 day workshop in Tunis, Sousse and Gabes in Tunisia September 30 – October 7. During the workshop the team will investigate if the outcomes of the project “Do Trees Dream of CO2” can be applied to palm trees. Palm trees are technically not trees, but plants, so it will be interesting to see what can be done:

“In our working process we focus primarily on trees’ and their inner signalling. We use the PepiPIAF technology to measure changes in their inner. This non-invasive technology is attached to a branch of a tree. It measures the changes in pressure and temperature inside the actual tree, based on how sap moves. It shows how a tree adapts itself to changes of temperature, season, and daily rhythm. From these measurements we can derive information about how the tree grows and to a certain degree how it adapts to outside changes. You can find more info about the PepiPIAF here. (In French only.) We also record the sounds that the tree makes as it grows using specially designed microphones. These sounds are then modulated by the data from the tree and by human digital musical tools.”

During the workshop the Franco-Swedish team will work will artists Soufia Bensaid and Hela Lamine. Amonst other things, they will visit and work with Association De Sauvegarde De L’Oasis De Chenini Gabes – ASOC and make a public presentation at Institut Supérieur des Beaux Arts de Sousse on October 7.

Do Trees Dream of CO2 is supported by Kulturbryggan.