L’échappée verte
Winning project
Ephemeral art installation in public space
Sporen Festival in Ypres, Belgium, September 2020
Green suspended ropes and lifting weights
8m wide and 10m maximum length
The ancient defensive walls of Ypres now serve as a canvas for nature to reclaim its rights. These stone walls contain controlled vegetation that is eager to escape, cascading down the wall and reaching for the water. Like long vines hanging from the ruins of a forgotten citadel, these green ropes represent the plant life, using a metaphor associated with the idea of escape. One can envision an evolved nature preparing to break free from the confines of Ypres' walls, or perhaps it symbolizes a connection between water, vegetation, and stone, as if nature is inviting water to climb the city's ramparts.
This site-specific installation, designed specifically for the walls of Ypres, aims to create a hybrid landscape, blurring the lines between the natural and the man-made, representing plant life through objects created by humans.
