Introduction Beth Moon 7 Adapted to Endure: The Form and Function of Ancient Trees Todd Forrest 9 Plates Great Britain 17 United States 42 Israel 54 Socotra 56 Southern Africa 63 Cambodia 76 Captions 80 Eternity in Present Tense: Beth Moon and the Art of the Tree Steven Brown 97 Acknowledgements 101 Index of Trees 103
“Time, memory and the natural world are the central motifs that
underlie the photographic work of Beth Moon. Whether she is
recording majestic, ancient trees for the Portraits of Time series,
or capturing our oldest and largest trees under the light of stars
in the series, Diamond Nights, Moon reveals a magical and intuitive
appreciation for the ways in which time, memory and nature define
our understanding of man’s place in the universe.”
Moon has gained international recognition for her large-scale,
richly toned platinum photographs. Since 1999, her work has
appeared in more than 60 one-person and group exhibitions in the
United States, Italy, England, France, Israel, Brazil, Dubai,
Singapore and Malaysia, and has received critical acclaim in
numerous national and international fine art publications.
Her prints are held in public collections such as The Museum of
Fine Art Houston, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Museum of
Photographic Arts San Diego and the Fox Talbot Museum (UK), and The
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bolzano, Italy.
In 2013, the first monograph of Moon's work was published by Charta
Art Books in Italy. In 2014, Abbeville Press published Ancient
Trees: Portraits of Time, and in 2015, Galerie Vevais, published a
fine-art edition, La Langue Verte. Abbeville Press released a
follow up title in 2016, Ancient Skies, Ancient Trees.
Beth studied fine art at the University of Wisconsin before moving
to England, where she experimented with alternative processes and
learned to print with platinum. She currently lives on the east
coast outside of New York City.
“Beth Moon’s stunning images capture the power and mystery of the
world’s remaining ancient trees… Beth’s portraits will surely
inspire many to help those working to save these magnificent
trees.” - Dr. Jane Goodall
“Moon wields time as a tool. She typically photographs a tree over
many sessions, ideally over several days... The platinum lends a
luminous quality to the leaves—an echo of their function, to eat
sunlight—and a leaden, indestructible weight to the trunks.” -
Robert Moor, Sierra
“Showcases towering redwoods, broccoli-shaped baobabs and gnarled
trunks growing out of ancient temples.” - The Wall Street
Journal
“Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time is well named. One cannot look at
Beth Moon's images of gnarled, overgrown trees and not feel the
intrinsic gravity of time.” - Printers Row Journal, Chicago
Tribune
“In our age of mass species extinctions, we never know from where,
if anywhere, consolation may come. Try looking at Beth Moon's new
book, Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time.” - San Francisco
Chronicle
“Full of strangest and most magnificent trees ever.” - The
Telegraph
“[Moon] creates magical images that in their blacks and whites,
silvers and grays, capture the marvel of arboreal forms and
textures… [a] jewel of a book.” - Booklist, Starred Review
“Trees are notoriously hard to photograph, but Moon captures their
individuality with reverent portrayal. . . these are lavish,
awe-inspiring pictures. . . Crossing with ease between realms of
natural history and art, this will appeal to all with even the
mildest horticultural or photographic interests.” - Library
Journal
“A project with weight and lasting beauty. . . Ancient Trees
provides the kind of thorough and thoughtful portrait that each of
these majestic long-lived survivors deserves.” - Christian Science
Monitor
Beth Moon will be in the upcoming HBO documentary "Trees & Other
Entanglements" which premieres on 12/12/23 in the USA. - HBO on
YouTube trailer
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