Getting a head in the garden
Found in the Plantentuin, a small, historic botanical garden in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium. In 1825, the vegetables in the hospital garden had to make room to cultivate plants useful for the biology classes in the medicine college & hospital next door. It's a small quiet oasis in the heart of a busy city's busy commercial area.
that is so cool. another great idea for the books.
ReplyDeleteI love creativity. I like the illusion, is he sinking down or popping up?!
ReplyDeleteLove it! By the way, I've got something for you over in my blog.
ReplyDeleteI love gardens with a sense of humor!!
ReplyDeleteI get it. A HEAD in the garden. Not just one but several...all sinking into the underworld. This has got to be one of the coolest, funkiest, quirkiest garden art displays I've seen. Thanks for sharing!!!
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ReplyDeleteAll you need is some bodies to bury...
Sheila,
That's what I thought when I saw it. Though I was in Antwerp, and I said that a lot.
Catherine,
Me thinks he's sinking, assuming he's walking forward. Not sure a body being buried is the right sculpture to put in a garden next to a hospital, but who am I to judge.
Pam,
Thanks for your awards. I am truly humbled that you like me, you really like me!
Fern,
Plants grow better if the garden has a sense of humor. Sprinkle the wit liberally throughout the garden and soon you'll have super healthy plants.
Grace,
Yeah, I know, dorky headline. I go for the easy pun. I'm no writer, and it shows. Complexity I shun.
I like it (I think)! Great photos ... enjoyed my visit (curious to see who proposed to Cameron :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool indeed Jim! A bit 'eerie' too...I definitely would be uncomfortable with this in my own garden...but, it's certainly 'different'! I'm not sure whether it's supposed to be growing or dying...but I suppose it could be both, as in, 'the circle of life', hmm. it's intriguing, to say the least!
ReplyDeleteooh, love it!!
ReplyDeletejoey, Jan, Anne,
ReplyDeleteit's kinda' creepy. I may design something like this for my headdstone - it's a head turner!