Gourdus hortus
Where we hear birdsong in ancient and modern myths we encounter paradisal themes of peace and harmony. Within indigenous societies friendship with animals was an integral part of the primordial situation.
Shamans would temporarily restore this lost paradise through channelling the secret language of birdsong. We also find it in the emergence of the contemporary environmental movement.
Rachael Carson was moved to investigate the destructive effects of DDT when "the birds stopped singing", resulting in her seminal book "Silent Spring".
Gourdus-Hortus is a welcoming habitat for birds to nest, sing, feed and nurture young. It is also an invitation to visitors to observe, listen and share space with them in an intimate garden setting. A sculptural field of laser-cut cardboard gourds float above an undulating surface of seating knolls, compost piles, wildflower mounds and bird baths.
Themes of co-existence and symbiosis, conservation and beauty weave together in our proposition for a contemporary avian paradise.
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