A lush, transporting triple-projection, As a Tree Walks to Its Forest loops both double 8 and 16mm hand-processed film to immerse us in a dreamlike journey through wooded landscapes. A mosaic of superimposed fragments and textures, Jiayi Chen’s expanded film work rearranges the spectator’s perception of forest ecology and other natural phenomena—wind, water, bark, grass, overstory—reimagining its topography as a continually shifting woodland reverie.