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 am a Hornbeam living in a protected part of the Sonian Forest in Brussels (BE). From 2017 to 2025 I collaborated on the creation of the novel Reports from the Forest, launched on 14 June 2026. With the support of the Flemish Government - Arts, Natuurinvest, nadine arts centre Brussels, and Chez Rosi..
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2025, Scots Pine, nature reserve De Liereman
I am a Scots Pine living in De Liereman above Antwerp (BE). From October 2024 to October 2025 I participated in the artistic research project and installation Tree Times, thanks to the support of Flemish Government - Arts, Constant, De Vroente Kalmthout, Landschap de Liereman, and National Park Bosland-Boslab.
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2024, Gatekeeper, Gulden Bodem, Arnhem
I am a Chestnut Tree, 375 years old. I live in Gulden Bodem, a city park in Arnhem (NL). Locals call me one of the tree Gatekeepers. From June 2024 to December 2024 I participated in the artistic research project and installation Arnhem Trees Tell, thanks to the support of the 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, Bd Pachéco, Brussels
I am an Ash living in a picnic area along Bd Pachéco in the centre of Brussels (BE). In the autumn of 2022 I participated in the artistic research project An Algoliterary Publishing House - Making Kin with Trees, thanks to the support of FRArt. You find all the details, experiments and thoughts on https://algoliterarypublishing.net/
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2021, Purple Leaf Plum, Las Letras, Madrid
I am a Purple Leaf Plum living at Calle de las Huertas 45 in the las Letras area of Madrid (ES). In June 2021 I was part of the publication experiment around the Markov Chain algorithm, during a research residency on algoliterary storytelling in Medialab Prado. Made with the support of Flemish Government - Arts - 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 an 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 Levenhstein Distance algorithm, realized upon the invitation of Tabakalera in Donostia / San Sebastián (ES). Generate your own publication here: https://algoliterarypublishing.net/levenshtein-distance.html
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2020, Juniper in L'Île mystérieuse by Jules Verne
Jules Vernes had the habit of never simply calling his trees ‘trees’ but always mentioned the species name and often descriptions as well. I’m one of the Junipers that populate the Lincoln Island in his novel L’Île mystérieuse. From January to October 2020, I participated in the installation An Anthology in the exhibition Bye Bye Future at the Musée Royal de Mariemont.
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2020, List of tree genera, Wikipedia
We are all the tree species that are mentioned on the English Wikipedia list of tree genera. From June to December 2020 we participated in the online work When Organic Trees Meet the Data Tree, as part of the online exhibition DiVersions, organized by Constant. The work was also presented at Les Colloques de Cerisy, ‘Angles morts du Numérique‘, in September 2020.
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2019, Nutmeg, Wikipedia
I am an abstract Nutmeg, described differently in English, Spanish, Dutch and French Wikipedia. From 11 to 26 October 2019 I participated in the work Wikified Colonial Botany that was part of the exhibition DiVersions organized by Constant at De Pianofabriek, Brussels. The work was also presented at MozFest2019 London and APREM at La Fabrique de Théâtre in La Bouverie, BE.
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2018, Sacred Tree no. o.00271 at Carmentis, Cinquantenaire Museum
I am Sacred Tree no. o.00271 in the online Carmentis collection of the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels, BE. I participated in The story of two sacred trees - a modern fairy tale that was published in the zine Superficial Intelligence by Brendan Howell in the spring of 2018.