19. Cheveu d'ange
published at 14/06/2018
Tillandsia usneoides is a plant without a beginning or an end, light and rootless, untouchable in its glass box. It lets you see its silver hair transparently. This supernatural hair, like angels’ hair, appears to be an extension of the soul. It floats above an unknown surface, water and sky, light and mirror with multiple reflections. On this strange cloth, garden chairs invite you to have a rest. They are alongside a constellation of white and red water lilies, which gravitate around the plant, a symbol of the mystery of the soul. It might make you think of a merry-go-round that has slowly come to a stop, time for contemplation, time for a garden.
DESIGNER
Christophe MARCHALOT, government approved architect
FRANCE
Christophe Marchalot is a government-approved architect who lives and works in Paris. He works across a wide range of disciplines: architecture design and landscape, installations, photographs. He works within several architecture and landscaping agencies in Paris. At the same time, he develops installation projects using plants, along with everyday objects taken out of their normal context.
