wei keong depicts final days of discarded christmas trees

wei keong depicts final days of discarded christmas trees
all images courtesy of crushed paper (tan wei keong)

‘we used to’ is a recent personal project by animation artist wei keong, who splits his time between singapore and san francisco. heartbroken by the hundreds of christmas trees that litter streets in the weeks following the holiday, keong set out with camera in hand to photograph the discarded. with a final portrait, he says goodbye. ‘we used to’ is part of a larger exploration by the artist on the sometimes hard, and always confusing, feelings of affection and abandonment. for more of the series, visit the ‘we used to’ blog here. 

awaiting removal 

discarded twins 

‘we used to’ is the project of singaporean artist wei keong

tree portrait 

the project contemplates larger issues dealing with human emotion and abandonment 

‘we used to’ 

posed on the curb 

designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions  feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

edited by: nick brink | designboom