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Tree Stands
Paradise is a place of desire defined by its otherness. Its power is derived from its geographical or temporal removal from reality, and so it occurs in individual experience only as a citation. In this form, visions of paradise permeate landscape thinking, and may be given an infrastructure through landscape architecture. It is impossible to think of paradise without thinking of the fall of man. The European countryside contains an all pervasive element which perfectly embodies both the longing for and the loss of paradise: the tree stand. Transported into the landscape context of the St Lawrence River, the tree stands embody both the martial aspect of civilization, the role of man in keeping the ecological balance and the individual’s hope of rehabilitation in nature. As built objects they lure one into solitude and may be seen as “cultivated” vestiges of childish constructive urges. Using locally found material, this concept creates an infrastructure which offers both a new perspective and a glimpse of paradise.
Architect: relais Landschaftsarchitekten Gero Heck, Marianne Mommsen
Years of exhibition: 2010
