Trees are emotional. Well, not exactly. Trees simply produce hormones that could be most closely associated with the hormones expressed when experiencing emotions. Love is an emotion portrayed best by how trees desire to be close to one another. Certain species of trees, like the magnolia pictured, will actually grow their branches in order to be closer to one another. In this portrait Chloe Farmer portrays the closeness trees desire while on campus at UNC Chapel Hill.
Growth is what a tree does. They grow and grow and grow some more. Growth can be associated with happiness and hopefully that is seen in this portrait of Chloe Farmer.
It has been found that trees also register pain and “feel” fear. They will “warn” other trees when they are in danger, and they can support one another through vast underground root systems. Fear and sadness go hand in hand. Many times, we see dying forests and never think of the fear those trees are experiencing. Representing pain and fear, Chloe Farmer’s portrait shows the despair trees can be in.
