Every now and then you stumble across an artwork that really affects you. 

The 100.000 Bomen en een bos van draad was in The Hague City Hall when I visited one day and just enchanted me.

I was then fortunate to come across the artist, Sara Vrugt, herself at an event I attended! She spoke at “Party for Planet” at The Hague Tech on 21 April 2023.

Once I learned more about the project I was even more impressed.

She kindly gifted me a pack of cards and a poster of the artwork, which is now at home in my own forest in The Hague…

Dutch overview of the project…

In 2020 borduurde kunstenaar Sara Vrugt samen met meer dan 1000 mensen een bos. In 2022 zijn, met donaties van deelnemers, 100.000 nieuwe bomen geplant. Met dit project realiseerden we gezamenlijk een kunstwerk en een nieuw levend woud.

Het doek is nu nog te zien in diverse exposities. In 2025 bereikt het haar eindpunt, in een museumtuin, om te vergroeien met de natuur en te vergaan…

English translation of the project.

In 2020, artist Sara Vrugt embroidered a forest together with more than 1,000 people. In 2022, with donations from participants, 100,000 new trees were planted. With this project, we jointly realised a work of art and a new living forest.

The canvas can now be seen in various exhibitions. In 2025, it will reach its final point, in a museum garden, to fuse with nature and decay

Find out more….

https://www.honderdduizendbomen.nl

You can visit the list of past exhibitions here, and see any upcoming.

https://www.honderdduizendbomen.nl/agenda/

I discovered it when it was at the Atrium van het Haagse Stadhuis,

20 november tot en met 16 december 2022. 

I was there on 15 December, and am glad I caught the exhibition just before it ended.

In 2025, the project will end with the cloth being planted! I hope to be able to be there.

You can also visit the website to support the project through buying trees.