Parking: street parking and garage parking is available near the exhibit
Universally Accessible: Yes
Dog Friendly: Yes
Summary: The Blue Trees, an outdoor art exhibit, is adding some color to the streets of Salem, MA
If you have been seeing blue trees in the Salem (MA) area, don’t buy new glasses or make an appointment to see your eye doctor. You’re not seeing things. The trees in Salem have turned blue. At least some of them have.
The Blue Trees exhibit is the brainchild of Konstantin Dimopoulos, a conceptual and social artist originally from Port Said, Egypt. The Blue Trees are meant to draw attention to the deforestation happening around the globe. The environmentally safe watercolor used on the trees is temporary and is harmless to the trees, surrounding environment, people, waterways and wildlife. It will be washed away with the rain and other weather conditions. There are currently 27 places to see these blue trees including Houston, Sacramento, Vancouver, Singapore, Germany, Australia and, of course, Salem.
The trees were painted in time for Earth Day of this year and I was fortunate enough to see one of the painters at work.
The trees, which are part of the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibit, can be found by the museum on Essex St.
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I think anything a person can do to draw attention to a dire problem, as long as it is not detrimental to anything, is a good thing. I read about how harmless it is to the trees, so I’m fine with it. Please keep an eye out for unusual things to photograph, as I am one of your biggest fans!
Thank you so much Janet! Things gave been pretty hectic these days. But I am going to make more efforts to get out more and document more fun places and events!
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June 2nd, 2022 at 10:30 am
I’m not a fan. I think there are other ways to draw attention to the problem. A tree is so perfect to behold.
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June 2nd, 2022 at 11:19 am
I think anything a person can do to draw attention to a dire problem, as long as it is not detrimental to anything, is a good thing. I read about how harmless it is to the trees, so I’m fine with it. Please keep an eye out for unusual things to photograph, as I am one of your biggest fans!
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June 2nd, 2022 at 5:08 pm
Thank you so much Janet! Things gave been pretty hectic these days. But I am going to make more efforts to get out more and document more fun places and events!
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June 3rd, 2022 at 12:55 pm
I think that looks beautiful.
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June 5th, 2022 at 7:03 pm
I do too!
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