The initiator - Pitt Brandenburger

Lover of Art and Trees, Pitt Brandenburger, a Luxembourgish artist and fervent advocate of elemental materials such as wood and metal, wishes to initiate a large-scale project aimed at combining the work of artist and master with the symbolism of trees and wood.

The project of this plastic artist and sculptor aims at the design of around forty wooden sarcophagi, conceived in various places around the world and created according to the varied cultural apprehensions of the sculptor artisans, sarcophagi whose symbolism related to the Tree must be emphasized.

The underlying idea is the transmission of symbols, knowledge, myths, and origins, all around the theme of the Tree, itself rich in representations, both borrowing from the idea of perpetuation and disappearance.

Each of the forty wooden sculptures would be linked to the next, by a visible or invisible thread, thus representing a symbolic chain by the number, an international link around the splendor of materials and artisanal know-how.

Cabinetmakers, carpenters, blacksmiths, jewelers, florists, and many other trades of Craftsmanship could thus collaborate on an exceptional project, which it would be interesting to bring together in one exhibition place before it is then dispersed around the world.

Companies, institutions, associations, private individuals could thus strive for the realization of this project, making it gain momentum and scope, crossing borders, linking peoples, combining symbols, materials, and cultures, all to make this Luxembourgish ambition an international project that gains weight, extends and deploys, like the branches and roots of a Tree.

In this context, and to support the project, the association Fallen Trees was created in 2022 with the following social purpose:

"The association aims to promote and enhance the craft of wood sculptor in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, particularly the sculpture of fallen wood of indigenous or other species, as well as the transmission and improvement of related know-how to younger generations and artists, craftsmen, and interested persons.

To achieve this purpose, the association will organize exhibitions, conferences, workshops in Luxembourg or abroad, and the establishment of a permanent collection in Luxembourg or traveling exhibitions. It may also achieve its objectives by setting up physical or virtual spaces dedicated to the commercialization of objects created by artists and craftsmen, organizing events, and performing any act allowing the realization of its social purpose; the means listed above being indicative and not limiting.

Its purpose is outside any spirit of profit as well as any spirit of religious, philosophical, or political affiliation.