
DIPTEROWHAT?
A collection of random (field and forest) notes from an investigation into dipterocarp trees, a family of hardwood, tropical trees comprising about 500 species. They are the defining trees of the original rainforest in Singapore and tropical Southeast Asia.
The dipterocarp forests are the tallest and most diverse rainforests in the world, but many of the dipterocarp species and their affiliated ecosystems are endangered due to extensive logging.
The name "dipterocarpus" is derived from Greek meaning: di = two, pteron = wing and karpos = fruit and refers to the two-winged fruit.
The research into dipterocarp forests later continued into projects such as MacRitchie Me: Turning to be Wilder(ed).
Exhibited and sold by Squelch Zines at Singapore Art Book Fair 2014, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, Singapore.
Artist's book/zine
36 pages
14 x 19,5 cm
Digital print on paper and hand painted ink on rice paper
Hand-stiched paperback
English and Latin
Self published
2014
Limited, numbered edition of 5




