On the verge of becoming what we desire




Excursion





Field trip carried out with Isabelle Henrion (AR), Michaël Ricchetti (PhD candidate in Anthropology and Ecology) and Christoph (environmental activist and educator from the Auvergne region).



Ecological Project: The Pond of Clermont





The Garden Guardian, Monsieur Olivier, makes records of the project's evolution
You can check his YouTube channel


Preliminary Assessment – Wetland Creation / Restoration





Bruno da Silva (member of A R), Olivier Foury (garden administrator), Nicolas Grand (environmental education facilitator), Laurent Longchambon (head of the territorial support unit), Maria Pia Landea (artist in charge of the project).





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This intervention was part of the campaign Opération « UN DRAGON ! Dans MON jardin ? » (A Dragon in My Garden)



Construction






Plant Collection






Laurent Longchambon collecting semi-aquatic plants on an authorized site under the administration of CPIE.




Maria Pia Landea, Andrea Malapert and Laurent Longchambon surveying the site.



Open Studio





A monster waiting to be submerged. Glazed ceramic (Salamander).




Citizen science fulfills the creation of networks of those interested in the territory. Glazed ceramic. (Ceramic toads that will be given to Olivier, Laurent, Michel, Nico, and AR).




Inventories. Posters donated by CIPE, jute given by Diego, and some vessels in search of meaning.




1. Bufo deceiricus Coleruirius. Oil on canvas. (Toad painting) 125x135. 
2.Influences of posters, unintentionally copying. Oil on canvas. (Newt painting) 125x135.








(Mosquito architecture) Blown glass and pigment. After being presented at the open studio, the work was moved to the garden and installed together with Monsieur Olivier.











This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.
The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.