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Cécile's avatar

That made me smile. Love “the procession of human history that has passed by this ancient tree”. It made me realise the vastness of the history of our world.

If you can make one person stop in their virtual tracks and think about something, that’s above average for me

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Nico Lethbridge's avatar

Lovely piece. It reminded me of what my old history teacher used to say: in Britain, an island, we have a romantic notion of the forest as a magical place, hence the references you mentioned. On the continent however, forests are darker and scarier, hence Hansel and Gretel or that painting of the lost soldier by Friedrich. His explanation was simple: on the continent, forests hid wild animals and enemies, neither of which was as relevant in Britain.

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