Look at these Big F**king Trees!! (How To Draw A Tree)

1

•

Walking piece details

With humour, candour and a gentle heart, Jordie tells the story of his youth and his not-so-typical journey to higher education; he being the first in his family to attend university. The forest used to be a place Jordie went to escape life; now it is where he finds connection.
Trigger warning: talk of suicide (approx. time code: 44:10 to 49:00) and swearing.

This piece is one of 4 participatory works created with and produced by Audio Artist Dawn Matheson as part of her How To Draw A Tree (“to draw” here meaning “to attract”) multimedia soundwalk project. Matheson worked with 4 students living with mental illness who paired with trees for a year-long creative, care-taking engagement culminating in immersive storied sound walks on the grounds of the Arboretum in Guelph, Canada and virtually, online designed by artist Richelle Forsey. (www.howtodrawatree.ca)

Credits

Producer, Lead Artist, Editor: Dawn Matheson
Visual Artist (website): Richelle Forsey
Host and Audio Recorder: Jordie Lescard
Soundtrack Producer: Jeff Bird

Hosted by: Jordie Lescard (University of Guelph Undergrad student living with mental illness)