Studies, Forest of Us

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

“When I read science historian James Gleick’s book Chaos, I was fascinated by the visual connection between the structures of trees and lungs. I thought it would be interesting if other people could experience these patterns physically and make the connection by walking through a sculpture. I drew the bronchial branches as a maze and made it in cardboard. The concept evolved into Forest of Us, a glimmering mirror maze installed in Miami.”

—Es Devlin

A line drawing of branch-like forms stemming from a larger branch in the bottom-left corner.

Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin

An architectural plan with drawings and text; a 3D drawing of winding and curved forms is the focus.

Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin

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

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

A clear case houses two white rectangular objects, each with three-dimensional, branch-like forms on them in pastel colors.

Es Devlin, Study models, Forest of Us, Paper, foam core, and pins.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution

A drawing of winding and curved lines forming a maze-like design.

Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin

A drawing of winding and curved lines forming a maze-like design with numbers and annotating marks throughout.

Es Devlin, Study, Forest of Us, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin

A complex model with winding and curved lines forming a maze-like design with rising and falling pathways.

Es Devlin, Study model, Forest of Us, Paper, foam core, and pins.
Installed 2021, Pace Gallery, Superblue, Miami, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Es Devlin

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

Studies, Forest of Us

An Atlas of Es Devlin

Your journey so far

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Sculptures, Ideas to Forms

Studies, Abel’s Mask

Studies, After Hours Til Dawn

Studies, Bangerz

Studies, Come Home Again

Studies, Electric

Studies, Experience + Innocence

Studies, Flag: Burning

Studies, Forest of Us

Studies, Fundamental

Studies, Hello

Studies, Innocence + Experience

Studies, Legend of the Fall

Studies, Memory Palace

Studies, Mirror Maze

Studies, PoemPortraits

Studies, Sphere

Studies, Unknown Soldier

Studies, Witness

Study, Die Tote Stadt

Study, Don Giovanni

Study, Free Your Mind

Model, Atlas

Model, Betrayal

Model, Don Giovanni

Model, Fundamental

Model, Howie the Rookie

Model, La Caja Mágica / The Seed

Model, Legend of the Fall

Model, Macbeth

Model, Parsifal

Model, The Hunt

Model, The Lehman Trilogy

Sculpture, Songs for Sorrow

Model, Abel’s Mask

Model, Bangerz

Model, Carmen

Model, Chimerica

Model, Compton Super Bowl

Model, Flag: Burning

Model, Hello

Model, Innocence + Experience

Model, Les Troyens

Model, Progress

Model, London Olympics

Study, Dynamic Cube

Study, Perforated Screen

Model, Come Home Again

Model, Five Echoes

Model, Forest of Us

Model, Infinite Library

Model, Memory Palace

Model, Mirror Maze

Model, Please Feed the Lions

Model, Poem Pavilion

Model, Redraw the Edges of Your Self

Model, Room 2022

Model, Your Voices

Model, Zoetrope

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