Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Untamed

"Exploring the lost balance between humankind and nature" this incredible collaboration between architect Enrico Daffonchio, sculptor Dylan Lewis & poet Ian McCallum will be up for just another couple of months at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and can really not be missed.













Lewis is a world-renowned South African sculptor pirmarily inspired by the wilderness which makes Kirstenbosch the ideal setting for this exhibition. Be sure to wander through the garden trail to view more of his beautiful bronzes. Joined by Daffonchio, an architect who specialises in sustainable design, the temporary "Untamed" structure "showcases contemporary, sustainable architecture using solar power and natural light". The "living wall" calls attention to the botanical garden's horticultural talents and is an undulating, spiralling green artpiece of its own. McCallum, an author, poet, psychiatrist & psychologist, brings it all together with his haunting, thought provoking words creating a '"powerful narrative...the theme of wilderness and what its loss entails to the human psyche".


Visit here for more images and to watch a timelapse video of the construction of 'Untamed' structure.
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