the-tree-series-was-presented-as-a-symbolic-analogy-of-human-existence-this-tree-will-always-belong-to-this-place-it-has-been-growing-here-for-many-years-and-trying-to-live-the-mask-it-wears-so-long-that-both-the-viewer-and-the-tree-perceive-it-as-its-own-face-but-this-real-face-is-forever-hidden-from-view-the-tree-has-been-through-too-much-and-it-has-changed-it-all-of-which-has-created-its-unique-shape-and-texture-there-are-many-things-in-this-character-hope-disappointment-sadness-love-tenderness-self-irony-sarcasm-and-humility-and-struggle-at-the-same-time-ps-the-landscape-of-the-background-is-a-place-that-exists-and-does-not-exist-for-me-at-the-same-time-this-place-keeps-recurring-in-my-artwork-but-this-time-i-feel-it-belongs-to-this-tree