On The Necessity of Gardening

On The Necessity of Gardening

Laurie Cluitmans, Marieke Barnas, Rene de Kam, Patricia de Vries, Liesbeth Helmus • Laurie Cluitmans (ed.)

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ISBN-10: 9493246000 · ISBN-13: 978‑9493246003 · 2021 · 1st Edition

Dimensions: 24.0 × 32.0 cm

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Valiz, 2021. Softcover, 240pp., 9.5 x 12.5 inches New 'On the Necessity of Gardening' tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries artists, writers, poets, and thinkers have each described, depicted, and designed the garden in different ways. In medieval art, the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, shielded from worldly problems. In the eighteenth century this image tilted: the garden became a symbol of worldly powers and politics. The is forcing us to radically rethink the role we have given nature in recent decades. Through essays and an extensive abecedarium this book reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society.

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