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.