the discovery of white tissue
On my daily trips through the wild and mysterious forest of Valle Aranae, I discovered a beautiful, sun-blazed wetland area, covered in horsetail and wildflowers. Old, fallen, overgrown trees lay across the little streams and ponds, forming natural bridges.
In one of these streams lay an old oak, half-buried in earth and water. I accidentally stepped on it. It felt glitchy and soft, so I examined it more closely.
Where I had stepped on the tree, the bark was ripped open, and a white, transparent, glitchy tissue shimmered through the water.
UNRAVEL layers of wooden truth
When i opened up the bark of the water soaked tree with force, i discovered a wild mess of white and partly transparent wood, ripped in pieces trough my action. I call this tissue white flesh, as it has the properties of flesh, soft and glitchy. It reminded me of raw fish. I stirred it up with a small stick, to unravel the deeper layers of the tree.
transform into colours
After i cleaned the little pond from dirt and leaves, fresh water began to stream over the white tissue. I started examining and record the area from various angles at different times of the day. Between two hours in the afternoon, the sun shone in a low angle, directly true the water onto the white tissue. Bringing out beautiful strong colours, hidden in this transparent wood.
REAVEAL STRUCTURE
When leaves and dirt where washed away by the gentle stream, the beautiful structure of the wood became visible. Small particles of earth and sand are deposited by the water and build sparkling layers over the wood. I’ve spend multiple days returning to this place to capture the best light and angles. I started cleaning and preparing the wood, removing thin layers of it in every session. That revealed the strong colors and lines formed by resin parts, small knotholes, and deformations in the wood.
