/ Klaus Littmann, the Swiss artist behind the major art intervention ‘For Forest – The Unending Attraction of Nature’ which took place in Klagenfurt, Austria in 2019, has expressed his concern about the similarity of a new project by the British stage designer Es Devlin for the London Design Biennial 2021 titled ‘Forest for Change’. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – Oscar Wilde Littmann started presenting theme-oriented art exhibitions in the public arena around 30 years ago. At the centre of his research lies the interest in everyday culture as well as the dialogue between contemporary Art and historically grown urban spaces. Underlying each of his complex and unique projects is a dichotic tension highlighting the artist’s preoccupation with everyday culture and the confrontation between contemporary Art and urban spaces. ‘Art should, by all means, go to places where people already are – that is to say, in the public realm ‘, he says; When he first saw the news about the project by Es Devlin, he was approached by many thinking this was a collaboration. ‘I simply cannot leave this misinterpretation to be unchallenged’, he says. ‘If you compare the two images – the visualization of the installation in Somerset House and the image of the temporary art installation in the football stadium in Klagenfurt – you can see the Forest for Change project as an imitation. In addition, the same topics are addressed as with FOR FOREST. Perhaps Es Devlin and her team were inspired by my project. If this is the case, I would have been happy if that had been communicated that way.’