Philippe Saltel's etchings explore the universal in the individual: each of his trees is the quintessence of all trees and his tree line is the edge of the dark woods that haunt children's stories. Mathew Staunton's texts document a journey in the opposite direction. Moving from the universal to the personal, he navigates through the trees, embracing some and scrutinizing others from a respectful distance. When text and image chime together, fresh itineraries are opened up. Ultimately, however, it is up to the reader to cut his or her own path.
Philippe Saltel's etchings explore the universal in the individual: each of his trees is the quintessence of all trees and his tree line is the edge o...