A tree. And much more. Or in some ways, much less, reduced as it is to its essence – the emotional content it evokes. As we observe Irene Kung’s photographs we are certainly looking at the image of a tree. Yet this may not be. If we paraphrase René Magritte and his pipe, we may state this is not a tree. It is what is transmits, the blossoming of feelings and states of the soul. The Swiss photographer’s latest, Trees (Contrasto, 95 pages, €45) carries great impact... (Text by Giuseppe Matarazzo)