Photography and film : © Claudia Goletto, © Aude Volokhoff Garden : Gallifet Art Center, Aix-en-Provence
LA FORÊT, C’EST LA MÈRE DE LA MER
Objet : Jardin d'automne artificiel, brume parfumée
Installation : Fontaine en liège et feuilles mortes, jardin à la française
Parfum : HAHASO par Paul Guerlain
Année : 2024
« Just as with a mother’s love, longed for and never waning, the deciduous trees are called hahaso. Along the rivers, waters enriched with nutrients from their humus flow into the brackish coastal zones. For fisher- men living at river mouths, these trees are truly the matrix from which the riches of the sea are born. [...] Mr. Hatakeyama visited the rias coast of Galicia, and was deeply moved to hear local fishermen say that ‘the forest is the mother of the sea’: thus, in both East and West, fishermen share the same reverence for deci- duous forests—hahaso no mori.»
“The Forest Is the Lover of the Sea”, excerpt from the book by Hatakeyama Shigeatsu
Ode aux jardins d’hiver de la Méditerranée
Cette œuvre célèbre les matins brumeux et la lumière éclatante du Sud. L’automne, souvent sous-estimé et méconnu, révèle sa beauté à travers des détails subtils, des moments de lenteur et de contemplation silencieuse. Entre terre et mer — mat et brillant, poreux et humide — cette fontaine rend hommage aux promenades sous la pluie et le vent, ainsi qu’à la délicate interdépendance des écosystèmes.
Materials
Natural expanded cork sourced from Portugal. Steel base and rods providing structural support. Fallen leaves collected on site with the season Water pump and mister included