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2014 edition
Gardens of the deadly sin

25 April - 02 November 2014

What if, entirely naturally, the garden led to unbridled hedonism – temptation born from a lost Eden, a thirst for knowledge and expense?

A magical place which, to blossom, relies on the rule that subversion is possible and which, to thrive, knows where its limits lie: in Chaumont-sur-Loire in 2014, the garden will embody the heady expression of the deadly sins – a festival of extravagance and self-restraint and a shining example of the duality of impulses and characters.

The gardens will celebrate an alchemy which, while far from flawless – i.e. free from sin – will nonetheless be, as Valéry put it, “the perfection of the righteous”. Indeed, what do gluttony and pride mean when we speak of gardens? Sloth and lust? Wrath and envy? Could not gluttony be a simple partiality for something; wrath, an almighty rage; pride, a sin of youth; the restfulness of sloth, “a secret charm of the soul” for La Rochefoucauld; and lust, “the cause of generation” in Leonardo da Vinci’s words?

Heady fragrances, daring plants, diverse and varied excesses, the upsides and downsides of these past and present venial or major "sins" should be evoked subtly and has sparked the imaginations of the designers of the 2014 gardens which – without losing any of the customary humour of Chaumont-sur-Loire – will arouse within you an enjoyable meditation on the eternal motives: an endless source of inspiration for artists

Composition of the 2014 jury

Harpsichordist, world-renowned conductor, musicologist and teacher, William Christie was born in Buffalo (New York State, USA) and studied at Harvard and Yale. He settled in France in 1971 and acquired citizenship in 1995. He pioneered the rediscovery of French baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries, [...]

published at 11/06/2018
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MA CASSETTE

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PARADIGME

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QUAND L’AVARE RÊVE

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PÉCHÉS VIRTUELS

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LE DOMAINE DE NARCISSE

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LES SEPT PÊCHERS CAPITAUX

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GOURMANDERIE

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LE JARDIN MIS EN BOÎTE

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LE JARDIN DÉCHÊNÉ

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BLOOM

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LE PURGATOIRE DES TENTATIONS

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LE JARDIN DES PÉCHERESSES

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DISSECTION DU JARDIN D’EDEN

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HAUTE CULTURE

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LE TOUCHER D'OR

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LES FLEURS MAUDITES

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LA BALANCE

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POUR L’AMOUR DE TONGARIRO

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PARADIS INVERSÉ

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GREEN WITHOUT GREED

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LES COULEURS DU PÉCHÉ

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Le jardin miroir

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The Domain's vegetable garden

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The children’s garden

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