A Tree is A Tree is A Tree: The Tree Chapel by Maria Dubin
06 Jun 2026 - 10 Jan 2027
Colorful portraits of trees embrace the audience in the panorama hall. The large paintings were created in the artist's workshop in Paris as part of overcoming depression. The result has become a meditative picture space, filled with light and space for many emotions. This is the first time Maria Dubin has shown this series of works in public. And it is noble that it can happen here, where Ørnsø and the living trees just outside the panoramic window form the backdrop.
Colorful portraits of trees embrace the audience in the panorama hall. The large paintings were created in the artist's workshop in Paris as part of overcoming depression. The result has become a meditative picture space, filled with light and space for many emotions. This is the first time Maria Dubin has shown this series of works in public. And it is noble that it can happen here, where Ørnsø and the living trees just outside the panoramic window form the backdrop.
The individual paintings highlight, on the one hand, the organic life and vulnerability of the tree and, on the other hand, the tree's strength, vitality and will to live. Maria Dubin has typically worked with a detail of the individual tree. The trunk and the large branches are at the center of most paintings.
The viewer is allowed, almost as if with an X-ray, to look behind the bark, at the life there. Through the artist's use of color and compositional rhythm, the pulse and life of the tree can almost be felt. Many emotions - from sadness to joy - are played out in the tree portraits, which stand as a picture of both lost paths that must be abandoned and possible new paths in life. They are full of hope.
Maria Dubin has previously created several works for hospitals and the like with the aim of creating hope for people who need it most. Work is underway to have all 14 works in the suite A Tree is A Tree is A Tree permanently placed in a meditation room in Washington DC, precisely as a contribution to hope and healing. - That is why it is extraordinary that the world premiere takes place here in Silkeborg.
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Quiet time after work
Every Wednesday at 4:00 PM-4:30 PM (in the months of November-December-January):
In continuation of the normal opening hours, we offer the setting for a quiet time while the day is winding down. Surrounded by Maria Dubin's "The Tree Chapel" and with a view of Ørnsø, you and other guests can gather your thoughts after the day before going home and the house closes. The only rule is that the room must be quiet for as long as it lasts. You can borrow a floor cushion or a comfortable chair on site.