Anaïs Berck is a research oriented art project. Over the years the project evolved from working with databases about trees towards collaboration with living trees. The following trees are witnesses of this process.
Projects
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2026, Tilleul, parking, Louvain-La-Neuve
Je suis un Tilleul. Je vis sur le parking de la Faculté de bio-ingénierie de Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgique). D’avril 2026 à janvier 2028, je participerai au projet de recherche artistique et d’installation ROOTS (Révéler les systèmes organiques et technologiques opaques), grâce au soutien d’UCLouvain Culture.
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2026, Black Walnut, Boitsfort
I am a majestic Black Walnut, protected by humans, living in the garden of GC Wabo in Boitsfort-Bosvoorde (BE). From October 2025 till April 2027 I participate in the reflection project Authorrights for Trees, with the support of Vlaamse Overheid - Kunsten.
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2026, Hornbeam, Sonian Forest
I’m a Hornbeam living in a protected part of the Sonian Forest in Brussels (BE). From 2017 till 2025 I collaborated on the creation of the novel Reports from the Forest, launched on 14 June 2026. With the support of Vlaamse Overheid - Kunsten.
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2025, Scott’s Pine, nature reserve De Liereman
I am a Scots Pine living in De Liereman above Antwerp (BE). From October 2024 till October 2025 I participated in the artistic research project and installation Tree Times, thanks to the support of Vlaamse Overheid Kunsten.
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2024, Gatekeeper, Gulden Bodem, Arnhem
I am a Chestnut Tree, 375 years old, living in Gulden Bodem, a city park in Arnhem (NL). Locals call me one of the tree Gatekeepers. From June 2024 till December 2024 I participated in the artistic research project and installation Arnhem Trees Tell, thanks to the support of municipality of Arnhem.
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2024, Beech, Sonian Forest, Brussels
I am a Beech living in the Sonian Forest in Brussels (BE). From April 2024 till October 2024 I participated in the artistic research project and installation ‘Trees Tell’, thanks to the support of Vlaamse Overheid Kunsten.
In this project the human participants wanted the audience to meet us, trees, as you meet a work of art. Using sensors installed in my trunk and branches, ‘Trees Tell’ made visible what otherwise remains hidden from the human eye: the movements of our trunk, the CO2 and water supply, the temperature in the air and at the roots, and the amount of sunlight that helps us in our photosynthesis.
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2022, Ash, picnic area, Brussels
I am an Ash living in the centre of Brussels (BE). In Autumn 2022 I participated in the artistic research project An Algoliterary Publishing House – Making kin with trees, thanks to the support of FRArt. Find all the details, experiments and thoughts via https://algoliterarypublishing.net/
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2021, Purple Plum, Las Letras, Madrid
I am a Purple Plum living in Calle de las Huertas 45 in the neighbourhood of las Letras in Madrid (ES). In June 2021 I was part of the publication experiment around the algorithm Markov Chain, during a research residency on algoliterary storytelling in Medialab Prado. Realised with the support of Vlaamse Overheid - Kunsten - Digital Culture Residencies. You can generate a publication here: https://algoliterarypublishing.net/paseo-por-arboles-de-madrid.html
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2021, Eucalyptus in Cortázar's short story
I am a Eucalyptus, living in the imaginary world of Julio Cortázar’s short story Fama y Eucalipto, published as part of the short story collection ‘Historias de Cronopios y de Famas’. In 2020 I was part of the publication experiment around the algorithm Levenhstein Distance, realized with the support of Tabakalera in Donostia/San Sebastián (ES). You find the experiment here: https://algoliterarypublishing.net/levenshtein-distance.html