Sichen Liu

Tree, Tree

Tree, Tree is an installation of the story about a boy who wants to become a tree. The boy follows the myths as guidance and manuals, trying to bring stories into reality. 

His memories are revealed through stop-motion animation in dirty frames, and the myths are kept in an old cabinet.

Myths and legends have existed since the start of human civilization, but now we can only imagine a world full of wonders from our ancestor’s scripts. What if we could go back to the age of myths and magic? Would we see things differently?

Multilayered in its storytelling approach, this work is an invitation to look into your own understanding of myths and folklore, and root yourself back in the most sublime imaginations of nature.