Tree of Becoming I: The First Light

Tree of Becoming Every tree begins unseen. Roots descend before branches rise. Stand here long enough, and you may discover the landscape has been growing within you. Tree of Becoming I: The First Light Before there was direction, there was only the courage to stand where light first touched the earth. Tree of Becoming I: The First Light marks the opening movement in Christopher Lee Chang’s ongoing Tree of Becoming cycle. Set within a luminous mythic landscape, the solitary tree rises above a spiral embedded in the hillside, suggesting that growth begins beneath perception before becoming visible in the world. Neither landscape nor symbol alone, the work invites contemplation of becoming as a lifelong movement toward greater presence, rootedness, and light.