The Ghost Forest’s massive tree stumps landed in Europe from a
commercially logged forest in Ghana, and most them fell
naturally in adverse weather conditions. Ghost Forest is a
carbon neutral project, and each of the ten trees is a metaphor
for the removal of the world’s lungs caused through
deforestation and contributing to climate change. The massive
trees have already landed in central London’s Trafalgar Square,
causing a stir back in November 2009. In the same year, the
installation traveled to the beautiful city of Copenhagen to
make a strong statement during the UN’s Climate Change
Conference. Nowadays, the Ghost Forest is placed on the lawn of
the Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History and the Pitt
Rivers Museum, where it sill rest until July 2012. Magnificent,
beautiful, and heartbreaking, Angela Palmer’s Ghost Forest
installation will hopefully lead people, but most importantly
governments, into protecting the earth’s lungs. Photo © Ghost
Forest Art Project