TREE LOVE

Though it may not seem like I'm aware of you, I am. HUG ME, and I'll reveal how much you mean to me. Your touch fuels my response—so don't let go right away!

A bare tree in a park at dusk, its branches traced with turquoise light against a deep blue sky.

Tree Love is an interactive installation that transforms the invisible connection between humans and nature into a luminous spectacle. Entwined with a living tree, the light display responds to human touch - embrace the tree and watch as it joyfully illuminates. Light becomes an imaginative emotional response that nature has to a familiar human display of affection—the hug. By merging technology with the organic, the installation transforms a living tree into a canvas of emotions. The play of light becomes a universal language, narrating the intricate story of our interconnectedness with the environment. In this unique fusion, witness the beauty and harmony that unfolds, echoing the delicate balance we must preserve.

To engage with the installation, hug the tree. Keep hugging to see the full illumination of the tree.


Tree Love has been exhibited at:

  • 🌳 Lumière festival (2024, Toronto)
  • 🌳 Lumen Festival (2024, Waterloo)
  • 🌳 Lumière festival (2024, Vancouver)
  • 🌳 Winter Wonders (2024 & 2025, Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington)
The tree glowing deep red at night, surrounded by a crowd of visitors.

A visitor hugging the trunk of a leafy tree lit with white and blue light, city skyline behind.

Two people embracing the trunk while the branches above light up in pink, green and yellow.

The installation on a rain-slicked city street at night, the tree lit turquoise between shopfronts.

Two trees lit in blue and violet across a snow-covered park at night, a dark sculpture in the foreground.