NoticeThisTree Intervention No.5
Press Release

#NoticeThisTree:  Intervention No.5 

Dukes at Komedia Picturehouse, Brighton, 15th June 2024, 3.15pm

Press release: For Immediate Release

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#NoticeThisTree imagines a world that is truly connected to the impact of loss and the spectre of extinction.  With this in mind we are creating a series of Interventions across the UK in response to the continuing loss – with a special focus on the loss of trees. 

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In these Interventions we notice trees - a tree at risk, one that has already been felled, or a tree that we love.  We walk from a tree of our choice and connect with others before the screening of The Happy Man Tree documentary (Katy McGahan, 75 mins, 12a).  Afterwards we reflect on our experience, and consider the questions ‘What now?’ and ‘How shall we live going forward? 

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Losing a tree hurts and it’s difficult to avoid the blame game when one you love is at risk, but here we’re more interested in dialogue – a dialogue we surely all need – about how to look after and value our natural environment - and ourselves - in it.  Throughout these interventions we seek insight, compassion and connection with everyone involved in the stories of our trees. 

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Intervention #5 takes place in Brighton, on the 15th June. People are invited to notice a tree and to walk from their tree to the Dukes at Komedia, Picturehouse Cinema, Brighton, BN1 1UN

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As well as walking from a tree to the venue we are also developing a mycelium-inspired textile banner called Mycelium Mundus. At each Intervention people are invited to knit, crochet, or sew sections, or write words on a piece of cloth, which are added to the banner. Similarly, an ongoing sound piece will be added to at each intervention whereby sounds will be collected from the area around the trees – natural sounds, stories, and the general ambience -  and played in the auditorium as people enter.  

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Connection is key to the Interventions.

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After the film screening (4.45 pm) there will be a reflection in a sharing forum from 6pm

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 Notes to editors

#noticethistree is  brought by members of the community who tried to save a London Plane Tree known as the Happy Man Tree (England’s  Tree of the Year 2020)

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Wikipedia article here 

Trailer for the film here

Description of a previous Intervention here  

WhatsApp link to join the tree walks and sharing tree information is here

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Contact 07767317382 info@noticethistree.org