Treedom

As if looking into long forgotten memories of another life, emotionally charged photography and prose explore an outsider's feeling of loneliness and coming to terms with one's purpose in a trip through the life of leading Japanese tree house creator, Takashi Kobayashi. Takashi Kobayashi, a popular tree house creator, featured in the New York Times and on many television programmes and in many newspapers and magazines, examines being an outcast in a rigid society of rules and conformity and finding salvation in the trees. The author's photography and writings, accompanied by the poetry of William Blake, adorn this alternative to your average tree house book. This title takes things one step further by describing how tree house living is a lifestyle and philosophy, not simply a means of making coffee table books. The accompanying DVD documentary is based on a trip he made to Oregon City and features a 2006 tree house making film in Okinawa and Hokkaido, Japan.