Trees of Takoma Installation at Historic Takoma

Saturday, April 23, marks the official opening of the “Trees of Takoma” a site-specific installation in Historic Takoma’s front window by local artist Marty Ittner. The installation, which will be on view through June 12, opens in conjunction with the Earth Day event at the Co-op parking lot on April 23 and the celebration of Arbor Day on April 29. 

Trees of Takoma features vintage photos of Takoma Park and offers a rare view of our rolling hills before development. The four “luminary” columns were made from cyanotypes. Leaves were placed directly on photosensitive mulberry paper, exposed to sunlight, and dried in the dark, producing full size images in a vivid blue color. Learn more about Marty’s process and purpose with WOWD’s Eric Bond interview here. 

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