“The Traveling Plant: A Peripatetic Tour of the Nelson Mandela Garden in Paris above ISEA2023” by Eva-Maria Lopez


  • ©, Eva-Maria Lopez, The Traveling Plant: A Peripatetic Tour of the Nelson Mandela Garden in Paris above ISEA2023

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    The Traveling Plant: A Peripatetic Tour of the Nelson Mandela Garden in Paris above ISEA2023

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    Guided tour, Nelson Mandela Garden, May 17

    The Traveling Plant: The Veridical Travel Around the World of A True Imaginary Plant

    The Traveling Plant is a collective project created in 2020 by Annick Bureaud, Tatiana Kourochkina, Marta de Menezes, Claudia Schnugg and Robertina Šebjanič, and further developed with the following seed organisations Leonardo/Olats (Paris), Quo Artis (Barcelona and Treviso), Cultivamos Cultura (Lisbon), Sektor Institute (Ljubljana) and the initial support of the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation.

    The Veridical Travel Around The World of A True Imaginary Plant traces the voyage of a plant —real, artificial or fictitious— around the world, telling its own story, the stories of other plants and living creatures (other than human and humans) it encounters, of whom and what it meets.

    It is the umbrella title for a series of new artworks and events taking place in different times and locations around the world under the direction of the diverse participating organisations and curators

    The Peripatetic Tour of the Nelson Mandela Garden in Paris above ISEA
    May 17th 2023, 12:00 – 13:15 CET
    Free by registration

    Location
    Paris, France

    Zone: Continental
    Altitude: Low (Plains)
    Eco-system: Gardens / Building

    Venue
    Nelson Mandela Garden
    Les Halles
    All. Jules Supervielle
    75001 Paris

    Climate: Temperate
    Humidity: Moderate
    Light: Gardens / Building
    Soil: Concrete & pavement – Woodchips – Unknown
    Vibrations: Noisy (many)

    Organiser
    Leonardo/Olats

    Nature of the event
    A guided tour of the Nelson Mandela Garden leaded by artist Eva-Maria Lopez as part of the artistic programme of ISEA2023 in Paris

    Event Space: Outside
    Humans around: Many

    Curatorial statement

    The Traveling Plant has been selected for ISEA Paris and is thrilled to discover the Nelson Mandela Garden, laying right above the ISEA venue, at the very centre of the City. Under the guidance of artist Eva-Maria Lopez and with the active participation of ISEA attendees and free audience, in the now traditional art and science methodologies of fieldtrips and walkspaces, The Traveling Plant is walked through five Stations to uncover a new understanding of this specific designed urban environment. Eva-Maria Lopez is reading the garden through some selected plants and areas, bringing to the forefront stories —historical, economical, political and botanical— that the plants are embodying. The Tour is part of her project The Gentlemen in my garden.

    Curators
    The Traveling Plant Team: Annick Bureaud, Tatiana Kourochkina, Marta de Menezes, Claudia Schnugg, Robertina Šebjanič

    Participants
    Eva-Maria Lopez
    Annick Bureaud, Tatiana Kourochkina, Claudia Schnugg, Robertina Šebjanič
    ISEA audience members
    Passers-by

    Commissioned projects
    The Gentlemen in my garden, by Eva-Maria Lopez

    Name of the plants
    Local name: Magnolia
    English name: Magnolia
    Latin name: Magnolia soulangeana

    Local name: Oiseau de paradis, Strelitzia
    English name: Bird of paradise, Strelitzia
    Latin name: Strelitzia reginae ‘Mandela’s Gold’


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