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identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-28 19:25] – [*Imaginary tree Dansart] rasa | identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-28 20:00] (current) – [* Plane, plataan, platane, Platanus – all together they form the Brussels' Court of Peace] rasa | ||
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- | For those who witnessed the leak in the water pipe under this street some years ago, it is not a surprise you don't find any trees at this side of the rue Dansaert. Therefore we invite you to imagine your own tree, one that can be of help for future | + | For those who witnessed the leak in the water pipe under this street some years ago, it is not a surprise you don't find any trees at this side of the rue Dansaert. Therefore we invite you to imagine your own tree, one that can be of help for future |
- | What tree did you think of? And why? | + | |
+ | What tree did you think of while walking here? And why? | ||
And would you consider it to resist to the criteria of today' | And would you consider it to resist to the criteria of today' | ||
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// Take a picture of your tree, write down its specificities, | // Take a picture of your tree, write down its specificities, | ||
- | ==== *Platanus the Court of justice | + | ==== * Plane, plataan, platane, |
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+ | Please meet the toughest of all trees, the planes. These trees do resist smoothly to any kind of pullution, vandalism and root pressure. If they happen to be damaged or attacked, they react as snakes do: they grow a new skin and let go of the old jacket. They are abundantly present in Brussels, because people appreciate their presence very much. | ||
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+ | In a more negative way, one could compare these trees to plastic living beings. Opposite to most trees, they do not go into symbiosis with other species. This is due to the fact that none of the fungi, insects or other friends migrated with them to the North. | ||
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+ | These planes are hybrids of Western and Eastern planes. | ||
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+ | Therefore, the planes seem to be a beautiful metaphor for people who arrive in Brussels and for the openness of inhabitants towards them. We all resist the sometimes unfortunate conditions of this place, most of us arrived alone or in company of soulmates, and it takes time to get into other symbiosis than what we grew up with. But more than any other tree, planes bring with them new perspectives, | ||
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+ | Therefore we baptized the trees of this square as the new wise people, always ready to advise and share, if only we are ready to listen to them. | ||
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+ | // Whenever necessary, you can make a fist, whisper your problem into it, put your hand on the bark of one of the planes, and listen carefully to their answer. Do not forget to thank the tree when you leave. // | ||
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