Rachel Gomme

Tree City

Bark of a dawn redwood, and a graphite rubbing taken from it, London SE15 [images: Rachel Gomme]
Close-up of a graphite bark rubbing on white paper, showing the intricate patterns in the bark of a large banyan tree
Detail of bark rubbing from sea fig (Macrocarpa superba), Matsu New Village, Taiwan [image: Rachel Gomme]

A series of projects working with and around urban trees, inviting attention to their enduring quiet presence, their contribution to city life, and celebrating their intrinsic value as living beings among us. Projects include Street Tree Twinning Project, Forest of SE15, and a series of large-scale drawings made in close contact with trees

View from the door of a small gallery with white walls, grey terrazzo floor and open ceiling. On three walls five graphite bark rubbings are hung. each the full height of the wall.
Large-scale bark rubbings from five trees (exhibition view): Matsu New Village, Taiwan
[image: Rachel Gomme]

Large-scale bark rubbings in “Forest Lisburn”, solo exhibition at R-Space, Lisburn, Ireland