'Rodney Graham: Trees' by Max Porter published by Lisson Gallery

19 February 2026

'Rodney Graham: Trees' by Max Porter was first published in 2026 to mark the occasion of 'Rodney Graham: Who does not love a tree?'

Rodney Graham’s 15th show with Lisson Gallery explores the late artist’s longstanding relationship to the natural world through two major bodies of work related to trees: the large-format photographs of upside-down Oxfordshire Oaks (1990) and a two-screen, immersive video environment entitled Edge of a Wood (1999).

“Pull over on the verge. There’s room for a vehicle to pass. Just catch the end of the radio programme about the reunification of East and West Germany. Exit the car with your camera bag. See the oak. Feel a rippling full body goosebump wobble bladder to brain. Shiver. Swallow. It’s like a ghost ship in the mist. Go get it”. – Max Porter

Text © Max Porter
All artworks © Rodney Graham, Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Edited by Ossian Ward
Design and Production: Zoë Anspach
Printed by: Roy Killen

'Rodney Graham: Trees' is available to purchase here