Glasses on a Tree

Glasses on a Tree is a conceptual artwork that reimagines the idiom “can’t see the wood for the trees” to explore humanity’s narrow perception of the natural world. By placing a pair of glasses—a symbol of clarity and focus—directly onto a tree, the work presents a paradox: in our pursuit to observe, study, and manage nature with increasing precision, we often lose sight of the bigger ecological picture. The piece critiques a fragmented approach to environmental understanding—one that isolates data points, species, or resources while overlooking the wider, interconnected health of entire ecosystems. Here, the glasses become a metaphor for distorted vision: enhancing detail but blurring context. At its core, Glasses on a Tree is a quiet yet pointed invitation to shift our perspective—not simply to see more clearly, but to see differently.