Remy, this was an extraordinary piece. As a sculptor, I especially appreciated the way you connected trees, material, memory, history, and contemporary culture without romanticizing any of it. The article moves beautifully between environmental concern, artistic practice, and the deep human impulse to shape meaning from wood itself.

What struck me most is how wooden sculpture seems to carry a different psychological presence than stone or metal — something more vulnerable, living, and temporal. Even after the tree has been cut, the material still seems to retain traces of life, time, and landscape within it.

Reading your article also made me think of the Shigir Idol, the oldest known monumental wooden sculpture ever discovered. Found in Russia and over 11,000 years old, it predates the Egyptian pyramids by millennia. There’s something astonishing about that continuity — from prehistoric carved wood to contemporary sculptural practice — as though trees have always been one of humanity’s first spiritual and artistic collaborators.

Thank you again for such a thoughtful and deeply engaging piece.

with smiles 🥰