Model, Forest of Us

Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA

Forest of Us starts with a film that considers the visual symmetries between lungs and trees. The film breaks apart to reveal a gleaming mirror maze, which splices viewers’ reflections together. The work culminates in an expanse of water, across which people perceive branching forms overlaid on their reflections. Invoking the idea of trees flowing through our breath, it suggests a greater connection to the natural world—through perception of the symmetries between human and more-than-human geometries.”

—Es Devlin

Black-and-white line drawing of branch-like forms stemming from a larger branch towards the middle.
Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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A series of reflective surfaces in a spiral, maze-like form; they are reflecting curved lines of white light.
Installation photograph, Forest of Us
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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A person in a yellow long-sleeved shirt in a large room with a ceiling consisting of mirrors in a maze-like composition; the yellow shirt repeats throughout the space along with lines of white light.
Installation photograph, Forest of Us
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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Top-view of a rectangular model of a maze-like structure with curved lines and pointed corners; its material is reflecting light throughout the model making many faded lines of light.
Es Devlin, Model, Forest of Us, Board, foam core, and mirror paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution
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A drawing of winding and curved lines forming a branch-like design.
Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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A simplified line drawing of a person from the waist-up with lines indicating the passageways of the lungs.
Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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