Much more than benches to sit on:
CO2 Bank
Co2 banks are found in many public and private spaces in Spain and Europe.
OXIGEN
OXIGEN is an initiative to promote the improvement of our community values and promote a more respectful relationship with nature, fusing nature, art and communication.
CO2
The initiative focuses on interactive elements made with local wood and other natural resources, intended for green public spaces in both urban-periurban environments and protected natural areas. We give new life to dead trees to turn them into an aesthetic element in harmony with nature and a meeting point and environmental awareness and into authentic CO2 stores.
project OXIGEN
at Parc Natural de Collserola
El Parc de Collserola aposta pel projecte OXIGEN
More than twenty interventions in this natural space in Barcelona, recovering trees fallen by storms and transforming them into objects of artistic furniture and communication, linking these actions to forest management.
Each piece is made in situ, keeps the original shape of the recovered tree, and has a phrase engraved in the wood that communicates information about forest management and CO2 absorption.
Art and forest management work together to improve community values.
The CO2 Banks are located in several emblematic places of Collserola, such as the Pi d'en Xandri, the hermitage of Sant Medir, the Camí de les aigües, the Turó d'en Corts and the Penya del moro viewpoint and more others. Check the map:
"with a message engraved directly on the wood, they want to make citizens aware that the forest is a dynamic system, that it must be respected and that forest management must be done to prevent fires"
CO2 by Domestic-Wild
at Parc Natural de Collserola
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Pi d'en Xandri_Sant Cugat
"This tree stored 800 kg. of CO2 in 60 years"
"the equivalent of driving 5,000 km. by car"
This bank was a Pine that fell in the Gloria storm of 2020, the remains of its still rooted stump are next to the two banks in what has become the trunk. Each bench of almost 5 meters in length is located right in front of the renowned Pi d'en Xandri in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Ermita de Sant Medir_
Sant Cugat del Vallès
"This volume of wood grows every 6 hours in Collserola"
This bench was a Cedre that fell in Collserola due to the strong Gloria storm in January 2020. Transformed in situ into a long bench with backrest located in the same square as the hermitage of Sant Medir.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Camí de les Aigües_
Barcelona
"Els boscos de Collserola fixen 5.000 tones de CO2 cada any"
"2 arbres alliberen l'oxigen que respira 1 persona a l'any"
On the Camí de les Aigües we will find two spectacular benches also made with trees from the forests of Collserola that have died due to storms. The inscriptions we find there make us reflect on the importance of trees for our lives, thanks to their processes of oxygen production and CO2 storage.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Mirador La penya del moro_
Barcelona
"Forest management is necessary for fire prevention"
This bank was a Pinus halepensis. Now it offers a seat to rest and to contemplate the walker. Like all the other pieces made in this project, it contains an inscription engraved directly on the wood that tells us about forest management.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Turó d'en Corts_Barcelona
"In Collserola this volume of wood grows every 6 hours"
This bank was a Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine or white pine). It is a conifer native to the Mediterranean region.
There are approximately 250,000 specimens in the Collserola Park. It has been cut to clean and rejuvenate the forest, with a growth of 30 years it produced around 150,000 liters of oxygen and has absorbed 350kg. of CO2.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Mirador Finestrelles_Barcelona
"Collserola takes care of you take care Collserola"
Barcelona opens a new viewpoint and an Oak Oxigen bench with privileged views of the city. It is in the Collserola park, next to the large Finestrelles water reservoir, very close to the characteristic neighborhood of white houses of La Mercè de Pedralbes, in the Corts District. From here you can see iconic places in the city, such as Camp Nou, Montjuïc mountain or even El Prat airport.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Carretera Vallvidrera_Les Planes
"Collserola takes care of you take care Collserola"
The path that goes from Les Planes FFCC station to Baixador de Vallvidrera FFCC station already has two Oxygen benches made with dead trees from Collserola.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Carretera Vallvidrera_Baixador
"The forests of Collserola have absorbed 260,000 tons of CO2"
The path that goes from Les Planes FFCC station to Baixador de Vallvidrera FFCC station already has two Oxygen benches made with dead trees from Collserola.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Camí Turó d'en Corts
Sant Just d'Esvern
"This tree has absorbed 800 kg. of CO2"
Un pí amb bifurcació de branques , abatut per una tempesta, recuperat als boscos de Collserola ha servit per trasnformar-lo en dos bancs des d'on es poden gaudir unes magnífiques vistes.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Camí Turó d'en Corts
Sant Just d'Esvern
"Collserola takes care of you take care Collserola"
An oak tree, felled by a storm, recovered in the forests of Collserola has been used to transform it into a bench from where you can enjoy magnificent views.
Banc OXIGEN Collserola
Collserola
"This volume of wood grows every 6 hours"
A pine, felled by a storm, recovered in the forests of Collserola has been used to transform it into a bench from where you can enjoy magnificent views.
"Any territory needs art to be rediscovered, to be contemplated from different points of view, to open dialogues around various topics of interest, around society, nature or science."
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Domestic-Wild has already left its trace, ephemeral in space, but deep in society, in its passage through art festivals in the landscape throughout Europe.
