Berlin landscape architect
Thilo Folkerts and Canadian artist
Rodney LaTourelle designed the Jardin de la Connaissance back in 2010 as an installation for the
International Festival des Jardins de Metis
in Quebec. As time passed, the some 40,000 books and wood plates making
up the walls of their garden have decayed and dissolved, while new life
has also found its way in to the space. “Seedlings and insects have
activated the walls, carpets, and benches,” explain its creators.
“Mushrooms – those cultivated and those who have come by themselves –
have made the garden their home. Many of the originally bright colors of
the books have faded. Culture is fading back into nature.” For the next
phase of their project, Folkerts and LaTourelle plan to use moss from
the surrounding forest to create a graffiti effect on the structures’
walls. Click through to check out some additional photos of their
work-in-progress, and let us know in the comments what you think of the
concept. Does it bother you to see books used in this manner?
Image credit:
Dezeen
Image credit:
Dezeen
Image credit:
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Image credit:
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