Conversations with Trees | Lelia Henry at the Royal Hibernian Academy

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This exhibition presents a series of charcoal drawings by Lelia Henry that explore the intelligence, memory, and emotional presence of trees, inspired by the groundbreaking research of forest ecologist Suzanne Simard.
The drawings focus on the visible forms we encounter every day – each drawing treats the tree as an individual with its own character. The works ask what it means to recognise familiar emotions and gestures in non-human forms. The forest becomes a mirror for human presence. The drawings invite viewers to slow down and engage with the trees around them, as companions in the landscape, each with their own story.