Washington D.C. • USA

here, now, this place feels

restored

transformed

                     exposed

…the best place for such a great convergence

buzzy + busy

 

so much is familiar here

with trees bringing in the forest

home is where we make it

    colors of nature

the elms especially

    apple rectangle

turf mud

 

even the unfamiliar can become familiar

whether you want it to or not

it is important to welcome newness

    with time

repetition

    and noticing, noticing, noticing

what we see as familiar, what [we] see

is less familiar than [we] thought!

    a river

 

we agree to be

to share our stories and listen

    to create art ♥

to reflect upon our surroundings

  to support a common grounding

Authors

A collaborative place-based story from Washington D.C., transcribed here as crafted and captured in place during the 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests in Van Buuren Park, on the corner of 9th Street NW and K Street NW, Washington D.C., United States of America, on Tuesday 17 October 2023, between 13:30 and 15:00 EDT, by Lindsay Campbell, Tyrah Cobb-Davis, Lotte Dijkstra, Zoe Gensheimer, Marcus Gurley, Marc Healy, Erica Holm, Cate Hughes, Kajall Hylton, Jake McDonald, David Maddox, Teddy Martello, Amelia Needoba, Lorien Nesbitt, Elizabeth Riedman, Jehane Samaha, Julia Senra, Daniel Smith, Jason Sprouls, Marisa Wilson, Anonymous Z. and the more-than-human beings and vibrant matterings present.

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HERE, NOW, THIS PLACE FEELS...

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SO MUCH IS FAMILIAR HERE

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EVEN THE UNFAMILIAR CAN BECOME FAMILIAR

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TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND THIS PLACE, WE...

| HERE, NOW, THIS PLACE FEELS... | SO MUCH IS FAMILIAR HERE | EVEN THE UNFAMILIAR CAN BECOME FAMILIAR | TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND THIS PLACE, WE...

For a moment, we allowed ourselves to experience this urban forest place. We investigated the more-than-human connections in and with the urban forest of Washington D.C., using our bodies, personal stories, and collaborative place-based explorations. During and after each prompt, we record our responses. This is the urban forest story we uncovered.


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