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Title: Forest of Civilizations, a Timeless Encounter with 6,500-Year-Old Subfossil Oaks
Dates: 13 April – 13 October 2025
Time: Daily 9:00 – 22:00
Venue: Osaka Expo 20025, Forest of Cilvilizations, (P34)
Address: J90-M-41, 1 Chome Yumeshimanaka, Konohana Ward, Osaka, 554-0044, Japan
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Mondejar Gallery Presents “Forest of Civilizations” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan
Mondejar Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka with the unveiling of its latest exhibition, Forest of Civilizations: A Timeless Encounter with 6,500-Year-Old Subfossil Oaks. Forest of Civilizations, a landmark cultural installation at Expo 2025, brings together environmental history, artistic expression, and cultural symbolism to offer a profound reflection on humanity’s relationship with the planet. The project features a curated collection of subfossil oak trees, each over 6,500 years old, individually dedicated to the nations participating in the exposition. Together, these ancient specimens form a symbolic global forest that invites contemplation on the deep timelines of civilisation and the urgent realities of our ecological future.
Each tree bears the name of a country, transforming the installation into a living map of human diversity and interconnection. Preserved under unique conditions for millennia, these subfossil oaks act as natural time capsules, offering valuable insights into past climates through their growth rings. Interpreted across disciplines such as dendrochronology, environmental science, and cultural history, the trees serve as both scientific records and poetic witnesses to the evolving relationship between people and the natural world.
As a site-specific and immersive experience, Forest of Civilizations transcends aesthetic engagement. It proposes that despite differences in geography, language, and culture, all nations are bound by a shared reliance on Earth’s ecosystems. The installation presents these arboreal relics not only as striking natural objects, but also as silent narrators of our collective past and possible futures.
Located at the heart of Expo 2025 in Osaka, the installation offers a multisensory journey through time, memory, and ecological awareness. In an age of intensifying environmental challenges, Forest of Civilizations stands as both a monument and a message, a call for global solidarity, historical reflection, and a renewed sense of stewardship for the planet we all share.
This is a rare opportunity for collectors and institutions to acquire a meaningful piece of natural history.
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13 April 2025
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