Root Man: Notes and Pictures for a Tree Seeker

Known for his contemporary drama and published poetry, Tiziano Fratus has, in recent years, dedicated his passion to the appreciation and enhancement of the heritage and secular trees in his region, the Piedmont in Italy, and in the world. This exhibition is a collection of his findings, based on his book: Homo Radix. Appunti per un cercatore di alberi (Root Man. Notes for a Tree Seeker).

He collects stories about arboreal literature (tales, novels, poems, essays, diaries) and tells histories
about the age of scientists and botanists travelling around the world, talking about the first Europeans who have discovered, described and introduced extra continental species in our gardens and landscapes.

“I began to wander across streets, the parks, the expansive avenues of cities, looking at the beauty of the trees you can find anywhere, trying to recognise their species, their age, the forms of the leaves, the proportions and geometries of the trunks, of the barks.” Tiziano Fratus

Preview: Monday 23 May 5.30pm - 7pm