It's the magic of an empty space.
Holding a space for sometimes angry people and a confused country that is still in denial.
When Tasmanian mother-of-three Selkie started the Forest of the Fallen in 2021, she didn't anticipate the surprising power of acknowledgement.
"There are some out there who have experienced the loss of a loved one or are injured by the vaccines. They also set up the forests now and this gives them a sense of purpose, knowing that they are far from alone and can at least help to stop the perpetuation of deaths and injuries."
Speaking at the Australians for Science and Freedom conference at University of NSW on November 18, Selkie explained the magic of Forest of the Fallen which has now grown to 131 pop-up displays across Australia with more than 550 stories.
"Having a sense of their story being validated by a tactile, optical display - this alone is so healing for them as many have had no recognition at all," she said.
"Some are completely left alone."
It's a silent vigil open to any passer-by to wander in and quietly find out what has happened.
The stories sway in the wind, each one a person killed or injured by the covid gene-vaccines.
The Forest of the Fallen is the exact opposite of a protest.
It's free from politics, it doesn't try to change people's minds. It only has one message: stop looking away.
This is the healing that Australia needs.
Don't look away.
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