Hilma Af Klint - Tree of Knowledge

One of the most inventive artists of the 20th century, Hilma af Klint was a pioneer of abstraction. This rarely seen series of watercolours renders orbital, enigmatic forms, visual allegories of unification and separateness, darkness and light, beginning and end, life and death, and spirit and matter. This catalogue features a text by Susan Aberth examining af Klint's spiritual and anthroposophical influences. With a conversation between the curator Helen Molesworth and the US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo discussing connections between Tree of Knowledge and native theories about plant knowledge, the publication broadens the scope of philosophical interpretations of af Klint's timeless work. Also included is an essay by Julia Voss, a contribution by Suzan Frecon, and a text by Max Rosenberg that further develops the conversation around why af Klint's work was not recognised in its time.