Festival | 2010 Edition
The grass is greener
Throughout history it has been mankind’s pursuit to find or attain paradise. Early explorers moved through continents attempting to find rich lands, but in their wake caused destruction to other cultures. Man has tried to manipulate the earth and its resources in an attempt to create paradise, which has contributed to the destruction of what some may define paradise to be. “We view this as the “Grass Is Greener” syndrome and ask the visitor to stop and reflect if the grass is actually greener on the other side”. Is paradise actually what we already have around us? By interpreting human condition in the form of a literary proverb the designers seek to explore ones experience through literal transformation using the garden as a place of learning and of psychological confrontation. This garden, as a piece of art, challenges traditional gardens which through history have been pragmatic and ordered. A garden like art can be dysfunctional, or un-useable but interpretive, evocative, dreamy but stunningly beautiful. The project also encourages the user to contemplate the notion of paradise as a human construct.
Architect: Habitation David Vago, Simone Marsh, Nick Brown
Years of exhibition: 2010
