rooting garden

2016

Cahors Juin Jardins, Cahors (France)

Site: public park in the old town of Cahors, former medical garden of a monastery
Extension of an existing set of 4 flowerbeds by a 5th of the same design
Material: iron fence, roots, earth, plants

About:
Cornelia Konrads, a German artist, practices the art of surprising, of imperceptible movement and ambivalence.

In Cahors, Cornelia Konrads presents a site-specific installation in a former monastery garden, now a public park. Rooting Garden is a flowerbed in motion, probably trying to escape. Perfectly integrated into its environment, the work nevertheless disturbs the order of the surrounding pak design. It looks as if a clone of a secret garden has sprung up from nowhere, developing exuberant roots and slowly and silently migrating.

Isabelle Marrou (Direction artistique, Cahors Juin Jardins)