Es Devlin plans 400-tree forest at London’s Somerset House
Es Devlin plans 400-tree forest at London’s Somerset House
Es Devlin’s Forest for Change – The Global Goals Pavilion, created in partnership with Project Everyone for London Design Biennale, will cover Somerset House’s central square with 400 trees in a bid to spark debate on the path to a better world
When Es Devlin first visited Somerset House, something attracted her attention: ‘I discovered that the Enlightenment principles on which the building was conceived specifically forbade the introduction of trees into the courtyard,’ she recalls. So naturally, as soon as she was able to leave her mark on the historical London venue, the first thing she had in mind was to plant a forest in it.