Author rights for Trees

4 walks & a panel discussion

Can we extend the « we » of a team or a group of friends to trees and more-than-human beings? How do you do that?
Is it possible, as an artist, to grant copyright to the trees you collaborate with, as well as decision-making power and a legal presence in an organization? How do you make this concrete, in communication, materially, and administratively?

Walks 'Friendship with Trees'

  • Saturday, September 27, 2-4.30pm - Sonian Forest, meet at the parking lot Verdronken Kinderen/Enfants Noyés, Graafdreef/Drève du Comte, Bosvoorde/Boitsfort
    led by artist An Mertens
  • Saturday, October 4, 2-4.30pm - Leopold Park, meet at the entrance rue Belliard straat
    led by forest bathing guide Ilse Simoens
  • Saturday, October 11, 2-4.30pm - Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kameren Bos, Brasserie de la Patinoire, Gymnasiumweg 1a,1000 Brussels
    led by forest bathing guide Ann Tilman
  • Saturday, October 18, 2-4.30pm - Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kameren Bos, Brasserie de la Patinoire, Gymnasiumweg 1a, 1000 Brussels
    led by artist An Mertens as part of Slow Ways Weekend

Please reserve by sending an email to bruna@nadine.be (and specify in which walk you wish to participate). Language: in function of the group: EN-FR-NL.

Panel discussion
on Friday, December 12, 2025 - 8-10 PM
Kunsthal, Lange Steenstraat 149000 Ghent
With ao An Mertens & Maria Lucia Cruz-Correira (artists), Séverine Dusollier (lawyer), Aelyn Van Diest (bioengineer, communication with trees)

With the support of: Flemish Government-Arts, nadine, Kunstenwerkplaats Brussels, Kunsthal Ghent