Christian+Jade – The beech at the end of a star

The word beech and the word book share an etymological root in old Germanic, as the beech bark was likely used as early writing material, linking the tree historically to symbols of knowledge, learning and wisdom. In this beech book, a single beech tree is documented across a year, where the changes of the seasons is captured in its leaves, branches, flowers and seeds. 

This book was made for Age of Wood, an exhibition curated by Christian+Jade with Karimoku Research, Japan, in October 2024.

62 pages, 21 x 29.7 cm, paperback, Temporary Press (Singapore).