“In the gardens of the Bruggemuseum-Gezelle, the former home of the poet, writer and Roman Catholic priest Guido Gezelle (1830 - 1899), stands a group of three pollard lime trees. Noëlle Cuppens provided them with a mantle of knitted nylon cord. In Cuppens’ work, dressing trees is a way of making  them human. (…)

A Communion dress crocheted by Cuppens’ great-aunt was the personal inspiration of the work. .….” (catalogue Kantlijnen)