Saturday, December 24, 2011

A Green Chamber of Living Grass: Dilston Grove by Ackroyd & Harvey


This is impressive a old church "Dilston Grove" is located on the edge of Southwark Park in Bermondsey, London was transformed by sound artist and composer Graeme Miller, ackroyd & harvey into a green chamber of living grass.

This church was originally designed in early Italian style with an austere exterior which gave way to the dramatic difference created by the liveliness of the fabrics of growing grass. The clay, germinating grass seeds, water and natural light presented the sharp contrast between growth and decay, reverie and renewal. Through the interplay of light, sound and growth, this project brought resurrection to this old, inert and nonfunctional building, bringing back spiritual memories for local residence over a three week period.







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