The Blue Trees in Mississauga are a part of a public art installation by Konstantin Dimopoulous who works with the local public to paint the trees an ultramarine electric blue that transforms downtown Mississauga into a mystical landscape. His work is a result of a communal effort of local people that helped the artist paints the trees. The participatory action brings people together to raise awareness of the importance of taking care of the trees. The installation uses water based environmentally safe pigment that will fade away with the rain. The temporality of the colour is a metaphor for the impermanence of life, the life that is dependent on trees as the lungs of the world. The blue colour changes the way individuals respond to nature by bringing urban trees into visible importance.
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