Art of Climbing Trees (A.C.T.), is a work of art; a beautifully
illustrated, genre-bending book; a hybrid of travel diary, visual art
project, and ecological and political manifesto. This striking debut
chronicles Dahle’s immersive year-long journey: climbing one tree
per day while inviting over 80 “co-climbers” to join him in exploring
nature, civilisation, resistance, and belonging. Interviewees included
the late economist David Fleming, founders of environmental
organisations Rob Hopkins, and the late Erik Dammann; politician
Hanna Marcussen; professors of both anthropology and forests; a
band touring Europe by bike; an ex-gangster; a woman in need of a
heart transplant; activists; artists, and the author’s whole family!
From a Scots pine at the holocaust memorial in Berlin, to Trafalgar
Square’s Christmas tree before it was felled in the forest encircling
Oslo, to unexpected canopies across 10 countries in Europe—Art
of Climbing Trees is a call to reimagine the world with pragmatic
cynicism, and hope; a book for any aspiring Eutopian.
The 464 page coffee table book blends:
• Personal reflections, field notes, story-telling, humour, and poetry
• Original artwork and photography
• Philosophical conversations in trees
• Research and commentary on capitalism, climate, biodiversity,
democracy, and connection, including a 35 page manifesto for an
achievable Eutopia.

Henrik will be at bookhaus to discuss this project in conversation with Natalie Fee (How To Save the World for Free). Tickets cost £7 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £3 off the book. Presented by bookhaus

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