The Tree House Gallery

The TreeHouse Gallery is a collaborative project that took root in London's Regents Park throughout July and August, re-imagining one of the great outdoor public spaces of the city. The site, situated on the banks of the Boating Lake, formed an array of tree-top structures acting as a catalyst to ignite the collective imagination, encouraging adults and children alike to explore a variety of creative responses to nature.

Both the aesthetics that informed The TreeHouse Gallery's construction and the community it gave voice to grew from the surroundings of the parkland and the city's material and social fabric. Over the course of this two-month period the site hosted a diverse programme of stimulating exhibitions, performances, workshops, spoken word events and debates, all of which explored the myriad possibilities found through local and creative solutions and individual engagement with our natural cycles.

The project gave both artists and participants a free and innovative platform in central London to actively engage with art, while in turn drawing a diverse mix of people and ideas to the park. In tune with the project's ethos and the surrounding environment, The TreeHouse Gallery was built predominantly from naturally sourced materials and reclaimed city waste. Most of the timber and building materials were donated to the project and were guaranteed lightweight, un-pressure treated and free from chemicals that might corrupt the soil.

Marketing materials and waste produced on site are to be reused through specific art workshops and installations that reinvent the discarded. Much of the marketing took place online, reducing the need for paper. Also importantly this large-scale project was entirely self-funded, self-sufficient and participation was free and open to all!