French artist grows a love of nature with his ‘tree hug’ installation

Botanical artist Monsieur Plant’s latest ‘human-vegetable’ work entitled TREE HUG is both beautiful and thought-provoking.

Tree Hug ‘human-vegetable’ installation art

Botanical artist Christophe Guinet — a.k.a. Monsieur Plant— has installed a ‘human-vegetable’ work entitled TREE HUG in the Jardins de l’Europe in Annecy, France. The work comprises castings of arms developed together with the local residents of the area. The casts are then ‘vegetated’ and installed around tree trunks, thereby creating a new collection of arboreal artworks. Mr. Plant explains: “Currently, the ecological awareness is a big debate, the human must change his habits by respecting his environment more. Trees are an invaluable asset that contributes in many ways to balancing the ecosystem in which we live.” — DesignBoom

Tree Hug is a tribute to the benefits of trees

French artist Monsieur Plant personifies trees with art and poetry, expressive of ‘a man in the tree.’ Tree Hug is a tribute to the benefits of trees, symbolising life and love of the natural environment. It represents a surrealistic evolution of the human being into a tree — man is absorbed by a nature that has regained its rights. DesignBoom report the collection can be seen in two locations: in the Jardins de l’Europe in Annecy, and among a wooded area on the hill of Les Teppes to the south. Follow Mr. Plant on Facebook.