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Screening - Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (directed by Thomas Piper)
with Garage Rotterdam in conversation with landscape designer Piet Oudolf
Saturday, July 10 at 2 pm.
We start the afternoon with a keynote by Piet Oudolf. During this keynote and in conversation with Natalya Boender from Garage Rotterdam, he will talk about his philosophy and working process, as well as about using wild plants and (or) weeds as bases in his gardening methodology.
Piet Oudolf is a landscape designer, plantsman, and author. He’s one of the pioneers of the “New Perennial” movement which calls for making gardens in symbiosis with nature. With hardly any formal training, he designs through passion and 45 years of experience which is inspired by nature.
His practice is concerned with the cycle of perennials; “What it takes humans a lifetime to experience, a plant will experience in its own yearly life cycle. In that sense, gardening is a microcosm of life”. Oudolf’s work is internationally renowned in various countries including Sweden, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States amongst others.
Afterwards, we'll screen the movie Screening - Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (directed by Thomas Piper). The movie Five Seasons takes the viewers into a visual introductory journey to the gardening world of artist Piet Oudolf. According to Oudolf’s philosophy; a garden is never dead, it just changes shape and colors throughout the different seasons. This resembles the journey of life is which is about discovering the beauty in things that allegedly don’t look beautiful.
Program
2 pm: Keynote Piet Oudolf
2.45 pm: Piet Oudolf in conversation with Garage Rotterdam
3.30 pm: Screening Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (1 u 16 m)
Tickets (€ 10,00 incl. Service Fee)*
* link to ticket shop Garage Rotterdam via menu top right