Le Jardin des Capteurs
Jean Paul Ganem
Various types of plants planted into patterns
A human waste dumping ground, Montreal, Canada
2000-2002
Bio - Jean Paul Ganem was born in Tunis in 1964. In 1992, he created his first agricultural composition and many have followed after. His art works feature pronounced lines and patterns on the landscape and are best seen from the air.
Artist Statement - "The colourful land markings and motifs overlap, with varying circular dimensions and shapes. 'Le Jardin des Capteurs' introduces the notion that sites for human waste, the detritus of our urban consumer society, can be recycled and beautified as sites, just as the goods and waste that end up there can be." -- John Grande, "Earth Sensitive," 2000.
Background - Ganem created Le Jardin des Capteurs to inspire people that ordinary and ugly sites can be transformed by the use of natural resources. The human waste facility was transformed by Ganem and a massive group of volunteers into a site that was no longer a nasty dump but rather an interest to the public.
Le Jardin des Capteurs adds to the aroma that nature is a beautiful phenomena. His transformation of a seemingly nasty dump into a massive landscape artwork just shows the power of nature’s beauty.
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