Festival | 2010 Edition
Veil Garden
Rooted in Ancient Mesopotamia, the ParadiseGarden serves as one of the fundamental original garden typologies from which all modern gardens derive. Enclosed and arranged in an archetypal quadripartite pattern, these gardens reflect the image of an earthly horticultural delight. While the underlying geometric form has remained relatively consistent for 2,500 years, the embedded symbolism and functionality has evolved in response to geography and culture.
The Veil Garden offers a contemporary interpretation of the ParadiseGarden. Delineated with frost fence walls; the rectangular garden, provides privacy and protection, and distinguishes its inwardly directed quality. Penetrations identify passage to four points of entry which serve as transitional space between the spiritual and terrestrial world. The four openings focus individually on a unique aspect of the earthly paradise, but only occasionally offer entrance, for Paradise remains elusive and indefinable. Exploring the material and spiritual aspects of paradise, this new allegory contributes to the dialogue between emotion and materiality, comfort and necessity.
Architect: Studio Bryan Hanes - DIGSAU
Years of exhibition: 2010
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