Shaman Trees

Cecelia Chapman
November 2021

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Where I am living, in Aiken, South Carolina, there is the largest urban forest in the United States. And even most streets are covered, and I mean completely covered in a huge, very beautiful arc, of very old oak trees branches. The landscape is pristine. It is an ecology, environment-minded community, despite the Cold War nuclear reactor 25 miles away.

I called this piece Shaman Trees because shaman, druids and varied pagan priests were drawn to oak trees, their portal to other worlds, their healing plant.

I included four shaman with the photographs of the trees because I felt they belonged.

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Cecelia Chapman is known for her short experimental video fables; she also works in minimalist watercolor and asemic drawing.

“In my practice I like to research environment and culture, perception and consciousness. I explore the connection between imagination and knowledge, and enjoy inventing new ways of presenting an experience.” Cecelia Chapman’s work has been exhibited locally and abroad, and published in many e-magazines online. Website→