Last weekend I went to
Tate Modern to visit an exhibition of
Abraham Cruzvillegas called
Empty Lot. The whole piece was fitting the Turbine Hall on the ground floor of the space.
The work consisted on two stepped platform with triangular shape, created with scaffolding which support a grid of triangular wooden plant pots. The whole appearance was impressing and creates really nice patterns and shapes.
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| Pattern created. Author's own. |
This first photo I took from above shows the triangular pots filled with a mixture of compost and soil collected on gardens and parks around London. I think that other than the interesting layout and composition of the planters, what is growing talks about London's and our history to me.
Although nothing has been planted, with regular watering some plants, weeds and mushrooms are growing.
In my opinion this process shows how
powerful the Earth is and how quickly can give life even if we are not expecting this.
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| From above. Author's own. |
This installation might not help or inspire my current project (Branding and Typography), however it is really strong how I had some feeling of hope and expectation from it.
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