If trees were to talk, they would talk at night

When daylight work is done and only respiration remains

Human and oak breathe in parallel, singing the same carbon tunes

IF TREES COULD TALK is a site-specific sound and light installation created for Mi Casa Es Su Teatro 2026 and installed in the Mishpocha Woods compound in East Austin. As the sun set, the piece gradually came alive with slow, sound-reactive projections cast directly onto two oak trees. Voices, footsteps, and live band music shaped the shifting light, creating a gentle call and response that made it feel as though the trees were listening and answering.

The work explored the moment after sunset when trees and people share the same quiet act of breathing. Using projection mapping and sound reactivity, the installation made this usually invisible exchange perceptible, not as spectacle, but as an intimate encounter between people, sound, and land. The piece invited visitors to linger, speak softly, and consider how a place might respond if we assumed it was paying attention.