The Blue Metropolis Festival brings together Time, The Tree, and Literature for its 27th edition, proposing an exploration of patience, transformation, and the delicate balance between nature, culture, and humanity. The Tree, a silent witness to centuries, embodies both the patience of time and the memory of the world. “Trees are their own language; it is their form that speaks, their entire form that carries their meaning,” writes Alexis Jenni, inviting us to reflect on our relationship with time, literature, and the environment.
Time slips away, accelerates, is wasted, and savored. It is both a threat and a promise, urgency and contemplation. It shapes nature as much as it shapes our lives. Writing takes time; reading does too. Could time be a gift we give ourselves?
Once more, public discussions, roundtables, debates, readings, master classes, and podcasts will provide a rich display for both authors and the public to enjoy.