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Jardin De La Connaissance

Posted at 7:19AM Thursday 26 Aug 2010

The Jardin de la Connaissance is built from a large quantity of discarded books that form walls, benches, and carpets. Based on an open compositional principle, these elements are assembled to create a garden space, integrating it with the site and the structure of the forest. The orthogonal organization is reminiscent of a Neo-Plastic composition from the early 20th Century, invoking an optimistic orientation based on 'primary' elements. And yet, this 'utopian' notion is countered by the gradual decomposition of the paper material.

So . . . there you have it.

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