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Le jardin

The layout of the garden highlights how those plants are imprisoned, presenting a winding, labyrinthine path. As we wander freely along that path, the plants initially appear to us as being shut in behind metal enclosures, simply exposed to our gaze as a collection. However, in the end, as we walk through the garden, we also feel closed in. If we take the time to sit for a moment, we can almost have the impression that the plants are observing us.
The garden is a metaphor for the anger of plants intended to soothe the anger of humans.

designers

Charlotte TRILLAUD, translator and Lucien PUECH, architect
FRANCE
 

Charlotte Trillaud studied philosophy at the Sarbonne, then moving towards political sciences, carrying out an academic study into the European institutions. At the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), she finished off her education with a Masters in the sociology of religion. She has now been working as a freelance translator for the last 5 years. Qualifying as a DPLG architect in 2007,.

Diplômé architecte DPLG en 2007, Lucien Puech has since worked with internationally renowned architecture firms such as "Miralles & Tagliabue" in Barcelona, and "RPBW" and "Kengo Kuma Associates" in Paris. For three years, he was head of the project for the Athens Opera House, with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The simplicity and the expressive force of the master’s designs filled him with enthusiasm. At the same time, he developed a more personal approach through working with individuals and during competitions of ideas. His first sketches were for an experimental mobile exhibition hall made of bamboo and a loft conversion in Paris. In 2013, the Montpellier Festival des Architectures Vives presented him with the opportunity to create his first temporary installation, which received a special jury prize. Drawing inspiration from faraway travels, his work aims to construct beautiful living objects and places of infinite possibilities, an approach of an abundant and colourful hedonism.

THE GARDEN'S PLANTS

Agave tequilana
Amaranthus caudatus
Angelica archangelica
Artemisia absinthium
Atropa belladonna
Cannabis sativa 'Santhica 27'
Conium maculatum
Datura inoxia 'Trompette du Diable'
Datura metel 'Purple'
Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot'
Equisetum arvense
Galeopsis tetrahit
Hierochloe odorata
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Hyoscyamus niger
Ipomoea purpurea 'Morning Glory'
Lonicera japonica
Nicotiana glauca
Ophiopogon japonicus
Papaver somniferum album 'Lilac Single'
Papaver somniferum negrum
Ricinus comunis 'Carmencita'
Rosa X 'Black Baccara'
Rubus fruticosus
Salvia divinorum
Silybum marianum
Sinapis alba
Solanum nigrum
Valeriana officinalis
X meservae 'Blue Angel'

GARDEN CREATED WITH SUPPORT FROM

LIPPI
MATEO
Mains de Jardin