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How to Talk Like a Tree | Saskia Krafft | TEDxColumbiaUniversity

559 views · Published 23 May 2018 · 7:10 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this silent TEDx talk, Saskia Krafft explores the location of herself within an architectural, material, natural and global landscape.  Growing up in a rural area near the world’s largest automobile plant, Saskia Krafft witnessed the forces that transform raw materials into consumer products. The land and the people that live in it are solely dedicated to agriculture and commercial use. Every aspect of this landscape is used in the service of exploitation and profit. As the daughter of a technical draftsman and a theater dressmaker, she was introduced early on to the unique relationship between drawing, construction, and fabrication. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the United States during her studies abroad. Her art projects originate from observations and drawings of different sites as a means of locating herself within an architectural, material, natural, and global landscape.  Saskia Krafft is currently a Fellow at the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies and a German Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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