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The Language of Trees by Katie Holten was published by Tin House in hardback on April 4, 2023 and paperback on April 2, 2024. At the heart of the book is Holten’s Tree Alphabet and all text in the book is reproduced in original English and accompanying Trees, Holten’s bespoke truetype font.

“A masterpiece. Her tree alphabet is a gift to the printed world.” —Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Tree Alphabet

The Tree Alphabet drawings were used to create the book ABOUT TREES. The book is being reprinted as The Language of Trees and will be published by Tin House in the US on April 4, 2023.

Tree Alphabet, 2015, ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm, commissioned by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland for the group exhibition About Trees, October 16, 2015 - January 24, 2016.

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Fake Plastic Trees

Tree Alphabet, 2015, ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm, commissioned by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland for the group exhibition About Trees, October 16, 2015 - January 24, 2016.

The Tree Alphabet drawings were used to create the book ABOUT TREES.

About Trees by Katie Holten will be reprinted as The Language of Trees, published by Tin House on April 4, 2023.

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The Last Tree

Tree Alphabet, 2015, ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm, commissioned by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland for the group exhibition About Trees, October 16, 2015 - January 24, 2016.

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Bewilderness

Tree Alphabet, 2015, ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm, commissioned by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland for the group exhibition About Trees, October 16, 2015 - January 24, 2016.

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The Word for World is Forest

Tree Alphabet, 2015, ink on paper, 100 x 70 cm, commissioned by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland for the group exhibition About Trees, October 16, 2015 - January 24, 2016.

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Trees of the USA (Pines)

2008, ink on paper, 30 x 40 inches

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New York Trees II

New York Trees II . Ink on paper . 30 x 22 inches . 2006

SUMMER 2015: LIMITED EDITION TREE PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE

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New York Trees, 2006

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USA, Trees #1

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USA, Trees #2

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USA, Trees #3

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Never Enough Time (IX)

Never Enough Time (IX) . ink on paper . 50 x 38 inches . 2008

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Never Enough Time (X)

Never Enough Time (X) . ink on paper . 50 x 38 inches . 2008

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