Nature in Art is an art center which specializes in art with a theme of nature. Mr. Bruce Allan, an artist, has heard the story about the seedlings from the bomb survived persimmon tree from Ms. Chantal Rusell Le Roux who joined the project in Bordeaux and realized the project after two years of effort together with the children of Churcham Primary School.
The executive committee visited Churcham Primary School prior to the tree planting ceremony and received a warm welcome. Children were full of curiosity about the visitors from a far country. Then they moved to the planting site by bus. The bus was filled with cheery voices of them having fun on the way.
The ceremony started with “Musical Sculpture”, in which Mr. Ian Richardson, a viola player, and children performed with hand-made musical instruments. When paper stencils were placed on the grass during the performance titled “Kaki Impression”, beautiful persimmon trees emerged with different tones of green of the grass. It was followed by a fire performance of a circus and recitation of messages by children, and then the tree was planted. Lastly, they released balloons into the sky wishing for peace.
In 2003, the tree was planted in Georgia where a friend of Mr. Allan lives. Through the seedlings from the bombed persimmon tree, new cross-border connections are being created.
