Platea Elrebrok

2024

plaster, acrylic resin

group Show, POP UP LOGS exhibition, cultural space Alksnājs, Riga, Latvia

Grey alder - a medium-sized tree belonging to the birch family. The bark is smooth and light grey. Male and female flowers occur separately on the same tree. The leaves are simple and egg-shaped. The crown is broad. It flowers in late March and April, and the seeds are released in October. It quickly colonizes neglected pastures, abandoned meadows, and fields. It is a typical pioneer species.