Roots of Cool at Descanso Gardens and The Nature of Cities

I wrote a piece on trees and shade to accompany the exhibition Roots of Cool at LA’s Descanso Gardens. Many thanks to David Maddox from The Nature of Cities for the invitation. The piece, alongside a slew of interesting responses from around the world, can be read or listened to at The Nature of Cities or in person at Descanso Gardens.

A Tree Grows in Queens, new publication with Conveyor Editions!

My newest publication with Conveyor Editions, designed by Christina Labey, is being released in time for the NYABF and Arbor Day. A Tree Grows in Queens reflects on the many ways in which trees manifest into other things - myths, memes, monuments and more. Telling the stories of ten trees found in NYC (from the Harlem Wishing Tree to a Tulip tree considered the city’s oldest) the book explores topics from climate catastrophe and zombie capitalism to the radical power of touch and the place of memory making. Book available through Conveyor Editions here.