short history:
• The first 3 TREETENTS have been produced for Campsite De Hertshoorn in Garderen in 1998.
They were built by the brothers Gertjan and Dré Wapenaar, the steel frame and the manufacturing of the canvas.
• Edition 1998: 3
Restored in 2023/2024 for BUITENPLAATS PUTTERHEIJDE, Putten, The Netherlands.
check: https://putterheijde.nl/boomtent
There is a small edition, produced in the artists studio/atelier from time to time. The project was initially ment to support actions of “treeactivism” . The group of people that initiate those projects is coming from all layers of society. A perfect “free” mix of people, it seemed to me. The design developed itself by hanging a circular floor with a rope against a treetrunk.
The size is derived from the space 2 people take lying next to each other.
Imagine: High in the tree, staying reasonable comfortable, the trunk can not be cut ! From the very beginning this project lead its own life.
Photo Credits: Robbert R.Roos
Location photoshoot: Estate of the Selderijk's, Garderen The Netherlands.
Size: 4 meters high, 2.60 meters in diameter