“From the Summer Palace to Marsh Creek: I want to plant a moonstop tree”

This season, moonstop grows between two landscapes: Beijing and Philadelphia. Through the lens of trees, we explore a dialogue of difference and connection

observing how they stretch, twist, and

root themselves in vastly different geographies.

Each piece becomes part of a quiet study in contrast and kinship:

How does a tree grow under the sky of the East versus the terrain of the West?

How do we express the same longing — to root, to reach — in two different languages of beauty?

We plant our moonstop tree using:

– Jade in place of nutrients

– Silk’s fluidity in place of water

– Xiangyun silk’s density in place of forest soil

– Indigo dye to mirror the sky between leaves

– Draped and skewed silhouettes to reflect the natural asymmetry of trees

This is not just a collection — it’s an act of tending.

A wish for growth across distance.

A quiet place where East and West meet under the same canopy.