ENCERCLER is part of the land art fair ‘a ciel ouvert 2016’ which takes place annually in riorges
the goal of the project was to design a structure that would incorporate and draw attention to a large
somewhat isolated tree that had stood unnoticed on the site for many years
festival attendees are denied access to the tree entirely(above) image by antoine thévenet(main) image by gwendal le bihan
ENCERCLER is a clever bit of reverse psychology on the part of le bihan and pors
and is successful at drawing crowds out to the isolated spot — if only to leave them frustrated by the sculpture’s inherent denial
alien presenceimage by gwendal le bihan
the contrast between the organic materials of the tree and the blank
sterile face of the wall that surrounds it is stark
uncontrolled growth of the canopy above is unapologetically interrupted by the harsh
ENCERCLER is a simple and cost-effective commentary on the effects of urban sprawl
and demands we pay heed to the very real possibility of being cut off completely from the natural world
the sculpture presents us with a brief vision of a possible future
where there is no prospect of the wall’s removal once the festival has come to an end.
the modest structure inevitably draws people closer
eager to investigate what hides behind itimage by gwendal le bihan
the wall stands at 3 meters tallimage by gwendal le bihan
ENCERCLER is an even more present addition to the fieldimage by laure sessin
is an architect and artist based in paris & mikaël pors
is an architect based in rotterdamimage by antoine thévenet
foreign body in the provincial french landscapeimage by gwendal le bihan
ENCERCLER is constructed of multiple sheets of corrugated ironimage by gwendal le bihan
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