Jardin de la Réflexion
Jardins de Metis. International Garden Festival
The “Jardin de la Réflexion” is a symbolic space designed to guide visitor in a deep trip of reflection and meditation. An intimate clipped space in nature, where the visitor gets acquainted with the deepest part of his being.
At the entrance, the visitor leaves aside the stress of everyday life to abandon himself while listening to the nature. The installation aims to make the visitor undress his urban experience and start a trip into the nature.
In "Space of Reflection", each session has a mirror in front of him. The tilted mirrors shift attention to unusual points of view.
The visitor reflects on his own image and relationship with the natural environment, which is also reflected.
In "Room of Reunion", the visitor is completely shrouded by nature. The distorted reflection of the garden and the loss of the classic spatial concept (caused by the mirror on the floor and the upside down garden on the ceiling) accentuate the mystical and symbolic vocation of the place. The perimeter system, transparent and open, allows a continuous relationship between interior and exterior.
Nature is the protagonist of this installation. Indirectly protagonist, because only reflected.
The reflections, due to the different angle and position of mirrors, creates a landscape at the same time natural and unnatural, almost dreamlike and always different to itself, according to the movement of trees and light.
In the "aseptic" and clipped space, visitors can get in touch with one's being, mirroring their image merged in the natural environment.
