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Art, Villes et Paysage - Amiens, France 2013
Green Plant - Yellow Flower - Blue Dye Art
Selected to create a 1000msq. landscape and art installation incorporating woad planting for the Art, Villes et Paysage festival on the Hortillonnage [ floating market gardens ] in Amiens, northern France which takes place every year running from June to October. The onebeech team are; Steve Papps landscape designer, Jo chapman artist.
The process of making woad from a living plant into a dye colour is a journey.
The project aims to explore the different stages of experience when journeying through a landscape.
- Approach - viewing the landscape from a distance; long vistas, bold colour, created enclosures and a large structure draw you in further.
- Acquaintance - moving through the project, discovering planting forms, exploring structure, following paths, reclaiming the landscape.
- Intimacy - sitting in, stopping and noticing details, discovering objects and spaces, a moment of reflection.