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''The Blue Trees'' is a performance and installation artwork by the artist
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in 2017 in Downtown Denver, and in 2018 the Currier Museum of Art commissioned a Manchester, New Hampshire installation of ''The Blue Trees'' that became the 24th installation of the artwork.
''The Blue Trees'' is a performance and installation artwork by the artist Konstantin Dimopoulos
Konstantin Dimopoulos (born December 20, 1954) is a social and environmental artist whose art practice is grounded in his sociological and humanist philosophies. He investigates globally relevant questions related to ecology and the human condit ...
that uses a colour transformation to provoke discussion about global deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...
. The trunk and branches of live trees are coloured blue using a biologically safe natural pigment
A pigment is a colored material that is completely or nearly insoluble in water. In contrast, dyes are typically soluble, at least at some stage in their use. Generally dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic compo ...
in water. It was first created in pilot form in Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in 2005 and launched in March 2011 at the Vancouver Biennale
Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale (''French'':Biennale Internationale de la Sculpture de Vancouver) is an open-air museum for Contemporary Art in Canada. It is a non-profit charitable organization that mounts a major outdoor sculpture ex ...
, Canada
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. In 2015 ist was installed in Kuenzelsau aZiehl-Abegg
in 2017 in Downtown Denver, and in 2018 the Currier Museum of Art commissioned a Manchester, New Hampshire installation of ''The Blue Trees'' that became the 24th installation of the artwork.
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