The Birch Tree
Live Performance
CAS Emerging Sculptors Development Award
25 February 2024
Thank you for joining us at our Meet The Artists Event yesterday at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Romsey.
∞ SCULPURAL INTERVENTION Exhibition
24 February - 14 April 2024 @hilliergardens
Last 3 months I have been working on this project The Birch Tree Family, which includes installation of 3 wearable sculptures, photography and a film.
Please watch film here https://youtu.be/KslC2NON9AY?si=olyLQEkr8QxcDxGs
Or link in my bio
I’m grateful to meet incredible artist who are also showing: @nicolaturner.art@srabanighosh2004@alicesheppardfidler@sandracamargo_sculptor@tonyspencerarts@harry_chadwick_art@galletley_art
Thank you to our mentor @rebeccanewnhamsculptor , and @casartists@_ilovesculpture@hilliergardens
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Art as Act of Communion with Nature
Olana Light @olanalight is a multidisciplinary artist. Through photography and performance art, she interrogates the relationship between humanity and the natural world.
In this Interview, Light shares with our Culture Editor @leila.elzabri how her creative process is inspired by her closeness with nature. She creates wearable sculptures using tree bark, soft moss or blades of grass, winding through themes of identity and femininity, and prodding the boundaries between human and nature
Her performances make space for introspection and reflection, revealing both a personal desire and a will to emphasise the need for communing with nature.
Read the full interview via the link in our bio and subscribe to our newsletter for more stories that bridge the gap between human and nature for personal and planetary well-being.
Design by @allegher_maister
Take a look at this fascinating behind-the-scenes journey of making the dandelions wearable sculpture. This 96-hour timelapse shows the dandelion flowers opening in just 15 seconds!
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I’m very happy to share that my exhibition Searching for a Place to Belong @searchingforaplacetobelong is currently part of the Arbola Festival in Pamplona.
Through photography, performance, and wearable sculptures created from natural materials, my work explores transformation, belonging, and the deep connection between women and nature.
This project reflects on how the landscape can become an extension of ourselves - a place of memory, healing, and coexistence.
Repost from @labea.art
EXPOSICIÓN BUSCANDO UN LUGAR AL QUE PERTENECER
🌿 @olanalight recurre al camuflaje para fundirse con el paisaje y recordarnos que la naturaleza no es un lugar, sino una esencia. 📍 Palacio del Condestable hasta el 14 de junio.
🌿 #OlanaLight uses camouflage to merge with the landscape, reminding us that nature is not a place but an essence. 📍 At the Palacio del Condestable until June 14.
#ARBOLA2026 #FestivalArbola #ArbolaFest
@britishcouncil@sismografolot@programainnova@pamplona_ayto@pamplonaescultura
The Birch Tree Family
Live at Sismògraf 2026, Olot, Spain
Moving through city streets and park landscapes, bringing nature into the everyday..
@sismografolot@olotcultura
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The Birch Tree Family
Live at Sismògraf, Olot, Spain
Moving through city streets and park landscapes, bringing nature into the everyday..
@sismografolot@labea.art
#TheBirchTreeFamily #LivePerformance #PerformanceArt #Sismograf #Olot #Spain
The Birch Tree Family installation and live performance at Beltain Celtic Fire Festival @butserancientfarm
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Did you get the chance to hug a birch tree at Beltain at Butser Farm?
During my performance, something quietly beautiful unfolded - people didn’t just observe, they connected. One by one, they stepped closer, wrapping their arms around the birch tree wearable sculpture… as if greeting an old friend.
There’s something ancient and softly powerful about birch - a symbol of renewal, gentleness, and new beginnings.
I’m so grateful to have been part of this year’s Beltain. Thank you, @butserancientfarm , for the invitation and the space to share this moment.
Would you hug a tree if it hugged you back?
#Beltain #BirchTreeFamily #LivingArt #PerformanceArt
The Birch Tree Family
Live at Sismògraf, Olot, Spain
Moving through city streets and park landscapes, bringing nature into the everyday..
@sismografolot@olotcultura
#TheBirchTreeFamily #LivePerformance #PerformanceArt #Sismograf #Olot #Spain
📍 El Sismògraf activa l’espai públic
Olot es transforma amb propostes que conviden a participar, observar i viure el moviment en primera persona:
🌀 Sacsejat, no remenat, de Marta Oliveras i Margarida Troguet, als Catòlics
Una trobada de professionals i públic per xerrar, compartir i preguntar-se.
🪨 Care to Carry, de Nick Steur, a la Carbonera
Equilibri, concentració i escolta amb el pes al cap.
👐 Mapa Brut, de Maria Camila Sanjinés, a la plaça de Braus
Construir ciutat amb les mans, amb fang.
🎥 D-I-N-S L-A M-U-N-T-A-N-Y-A, de Job Ramos, a l’Espai Cràter
Imatge, paraula i cos en diàleg.
🌳 The Birch Tree Family, d’Olana Light
Un arbre que camina i ens interpel·la.
Una ciutat habitada des del cos, el paisatge i l’experiència compartida.
📸 @martialbesa
#Sismògraf2026
The Birch Tree Family is now on view at Can Trincheria, Olot, Spain.
Alongside Searching for a Place to Belong, a photographic project reflecting on connection, identity, and belonging.
Part of the 2026 Sismògraf Festival.
The Birch Tree Family se presenta actualmente en Can Trincheria, Olot, España, junto a Searching for a Place to Belong, un proyecto fotográfico que reflexiona sobre la conexión, la identidad y el sentido de pertenencia.
Parte del Festival Sismògraf 2026.
@sismografolot@olotcultura@searchingforaplacetobelong
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Don’t miss your chance to see The Birch Tree Family installation as part of the Resonance exhibition at Fabrica Gallery, in collaboration with Sussex Contemporary.
Experience a variety of fabulous works by a diverse group of artists, all exploring themes of connection and resonance.
The exhibition runs until Sunday 19th April - a final opportunity to experience this work.
@fabricagallery@sussexcontemporary@joannamylesartist
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