Mosaiculture Garden 2003
Montreal, Quebec
Terri
Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
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Mosaiculture Garden 2003 Montreal, Quebec
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About the building: The Mosiaculture Garden is a (recently) annual installation along the waterfront in Old Montreal, sitting in the shadow of the historic grain elevators. This year the installations represented themes from various countries around the world. The process is almost reminiscent of the "Rose Bowl Parade", whereby each flower used on a float was a live specimen, placed in a minute vase to ensure freshness, the patterns arising from variation in colour and texture. The first images show how the shapes are made. Starting with a wire frame -- to the finished product. These require intense maintenance, watering and trimming for the duration of the exhibit.
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cage, partially covered with mesh, for the Russian "doll within a
doll" installation. |
Here
you can see that the cage is filled in with a growing substance, held
between the layers of mesh. The plants are then inserted into small tears
in the mesh, and secured. |
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you can see a closeup of the work in progress as the "garden sculptor"
works on installing the plants. |
The
face. Click on image for a closer view. |
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| Amphibian
on steps. |
Close
up of floral patterns. |
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| Walkway. |
Dubai. |
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| Quebec exhibit. |
Immense scale. |
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| Elanne and
Sierra Boake lost in the exhibit. |
Cobra. |
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| Close up
of planting. |
Inuit images
set against the grain storage towers. |
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The images on this site have been taken for use in my teaching. They may be copied for educational purposes. Please give credit. These images may not be reproduced commercially without written consent.
last updated March 8, 2008 |
