This spring/summer 2020, we were planning to a do a mobile residency on the European roads.
But, the virus came …
So, we transformed our confinement into a (stationary) residency in the garden
Here a part of our process (April 2020), classified by project. A diary is visible on Instagram in the highlight stories
AGAVE
Working with and for the public we have here in confinement.;-)
AGAVE: A ring for an agave
Process: Observing – Collecting – Drawing = A ring for an Agave
video
Update 2022 – evolution of the Agave between April 2020 and December 2022
AGAVE: Underline the Existing
Agave – What is jewellery? (Bijou = jewel)
EARTH
For the 4 Elements series: Earth
Given the ecological situation we are in, we have two simple options: grow (with the earth) or (continue to) destroy
Process: Exploring option 1 and 2 – drawing
Growing
I choose 2 kinds of seeds:
CALLALOO (Amaranth)- local seeds from previous organic crops >< CUCUMBER – imported hybrid and pre-treated seed which will yield non-fertile seeds
To reach Food Autonomy, in the long run we will have to choose ..
DESTROYING
Process: observing – testing
EARTH
Small, repetitive, human actions
To see the other elements of the series (Water/Air/Fire) – click here
Resilience
Process: observing – testing
It doesn’t go always as expected
