The power of plants can always surprise people. They can grow tenaciously in very harsh environments. Even if they are broken by wind or destroyed by lightning, as long as they are given enough time, they can still recover as before. However, no matter how strong the trees are, they cannot withstand the influence of human activities.
In a report a few years ago, there are about 3 trillion big trees on the earth, and this number seems to be quite large. However, compared with 10,000 years ago, human activities have reduced the number of trees by half. At present, humans have cut down and damaged about 15 billion trees every year, and only about 5 billion are planted. If they are not protected and the speed of cutting down is curbed, the future can be imagined.
Many artists began to realize this problem, so they used their works of art to call on people to protect nature and protect these trees. Artist Christoph Ginnet is one of them. His works of art have made almost everyone who sees them and have caused a lot of discussion and controversy. This is because Christoph Ginnett's works are mainly trees.
In the hands of this artist, the trees have become strange shapes. Some trunks are twisted into bows, and some trunks are even woven into ropes. In our daily life, we often see that some trees can break through the cement ground for growth, and even grow in the gaps of iron railings. Some trees do twist their torso. However, the trunks presented to people by Christopher Ginnett are too many, which makes people confused.
The answer to these sculptures is actually very simple. Christopher Ginnett first constructs the shape of the tree trunk with iron mesh, then fills it with gypsum, and finally wraps it with pine bark , so that these gypsum sculptures are visually viewed, and are no different from real trees. This is why Christopher Ginnett's sculpture works can arouse people's discussion.
As for why we create these weird tree sculptures, the artist said that when he was walking in the forest, the inspiration obtained by observing the trees, these trees that naturally grow in the forest can always attract people's attention and surprise. Then, the sculptures processed by art will also bring people a unique and unusual visual experience, and use this as a reason to let people pay attention to and protect trees.
