Katie Holten's guest appearances

Katie Holten

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

The Deep Dive

VOICES ON ART - The VAN HORN Gallery Podcast, hosted by Daniela Steinfeld

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In Early Medieval Ireland there was a language called Ogham that was sometimes referred to as the “Celtic Tree Alphabet'” because its letters each corresponded to and depicted a different tree. At one point Ireland, now one of the most deforested countries in Europe, was largely covered in forest, its culture deeply entwined with the life of trees. Irish visual artist Katie Holten has created a new contemporary tree alphabet, gathered the voices, thoughts, poems, and meditations of some of the great thinkers about trees and the natural world, and translated their writings into “tree.” A book of image and a book of text, the wisdom of Ursula K. Le Guin and Richard Powers, Ross Gay and Robert Macfarlane, Amitav Ghosh, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ada Limón, and many more, is transformed into tree language as they each, in their own way, evoke the complex beings that are trees, and argue, as Richard Powers does, that “this is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.” If you enjoy today’s conversation consider joining the Between the Covers community as a listener-supporter. Find out about all the potential rewards and benefits of doing so at the show’s Patreon page. Today’s conversation was recorded at Powell’s Books in downtown Portland before a live audience. The post Tin House Live : Katie Holten on The Language of Trees appeared first on Tin House.

In Early Medieval Ireland there was a language called Ogham that was sometimes referred to as the “Celtic Tree Alphabet'” because its letters each corresponded to and depicted a different tree. At one point Ireland, now one of the most deforested countries in Europe, was largely covered in forest, its culture deeply entwined with the life of trees. Irish visual artist Katie Holten has created a new contemporary tree alphabet, gathered the voices, thoughts, poems, and meditations of some of the great thinkers about trees and the natural world, and translated their writings into “tree.” A book of image and a book of text, the wisdom of Ursula K. Le Guin and Richard Powers, Ross Gay and Robert Macfarlane, Amitav Ghosh, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ada Limón, and many more, is transformed into tree language as they each, in their own way, evoke the complex beings that are trees, and argue, as Richard Powers does, that “this is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.” If you enjoy today’s conversation consider joining the Between the Covers community as a listener-supporter. Find out about all the potential rewards and benefits of doing so at the show’s <a href="http://patreon.com/betweenthecovers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>. Today’s conversation was recorded at Powell’s Books in downtown Portland before a live audience. The post <a href="https://tinhouse.com/podcast/tin-house-live-katie-holten-on-the-language-of-trees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tin House Live : Katie Holten on The Language of Trees</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tinhouse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tin House</a>.

Tin House Live : Katie Holten on The Language of Trees

Philip spends time with artist/activist/author Katie Holten. In this conversation they discuss her latest book The Language of Trees, the power of rewilding and how we entangle ourselves with non-human beings.  The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.  Philip’s Drop:  The Glory (Netflix)  Katie’s Drop:  Reservation Dogs (Hulu//FX) 

Philip spends time with artist/activist/author Katie Holten. In this conversation they discuss her latest book The Language of Trees, the power of rewilding and how we entangle ourselves with non-human beings. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21344706/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Glory (Netflix)</a> Katie’s Drop: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623580/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reservation Dogs (Hulu//FX)</a>

Episode 144: The Language of Trees w/ Katie Holten

A conversation with artist and activist Katie Holten. Katie lives between New York City and Ireland and right now is quarantined in California. She speaks about nature connected to her practice of drawing , how drawing helps understanding her relationship with the world and how it is her way of telling stories. She speaks about exhibitions and projects like the „Tree Museum" for the Bronx Museum or her recent exhibition "Irish Tree Alphabet" at Visual Carlow. She also speaks in debth about the climate emergency, the „wood wide web“, the street trees of New York City, how we’re all connected on the planet and how we need to create a new way of story telling.