Treetop & the Crow-n

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“Treetop & the Crow-n” shows a view of the sky behind a top of a tree. Tree’ plus ‘crown’ form the German word for the English ‘treetop’—’Baumkrone’, also the English word ‘crown’ itself  refers to a treetop in botanical usage. Tree and sky are the habitat of the (zoological) crow, which in turn is part of the word ‘crown’. The crown floating above the crow’s head is meant to represent the bird’s outstanding position in the animal kingdom. Their intelligence, their ability to use tools, to solve problems and to communicate, their life in complex social structures and their ability to adapt are fascinating. And by the way, they are beautiful birds.

The photograph is of the sky over Alfstedt, North Germany, and the work is therefore part of the ‘Playing around with  skies’ series. The SKY series explores the theme of “SKY” on three levels: visual, written, and sound.