Trees Atlanta commissioned nationally acclaimed sculptor David Landis to create a large-scale, permanent educational art installation on the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail.
The landscape installation, 33 Oaks, consists of oversized oak leaves representing the 33 oaks native to Georgia. Each leaf, constructed of polished stainless steel, is between 3 and 8 feet in size. The installation serves as an educational tool, with plantings of each species of oak in proximity of the coinciding leaf sculpture.
Seventeen of the sculptures are in place adjacent to the Angier Springs trailhead on the Eastside Trail. The leaf sculptures will each gesture differently, reflect light, and appear to “dance” in the landscape. The project will be completed, with all 33 leaves installed, by this fall.
Prior to this project, Landis partnered with Trees Atlanta in 2013 to create the Permanente Tree at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center. Other local permanent installations by Landis include the Northern White sculpture on the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail, inspired by the Northern White Rhino as well as Cycles at Rose Circle Park on the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail.
Outside of Georgia, installations include Currents located at US Bancorp Center in Minneapolis and The Dance located at The Ritz-Carlton in Shenzhen, China.
