Gardens being not only a living collection of living plants, but also a cultural, environmental, architectural, social, and public space, the project explores specifically the vernacular urban garden and its position today in the city of Athens within the critical context of mediterranean climate. During Onassis AIR open day event, this short sound-piece (17min preview) present the early stage of the research around Mediterranean Urban Garden including interview’s extracts, musical tracks, text reading, and field recordings.

Tracklist :
1. Field recording at Athens National Garden
2. Walking notes extract / Laure Jaffuel
3. Wolf Miller and Niklas Wandt / 
Expedition
4. Interview extract with Petros about Trophy Lab project
5. Susumu Yokota / Kodomotachi 
6. Interview extract with Catriona 
Gallagher about The Pellitory of 
The Wall book
7. Laurie Spiegel / Clockworks
8. text reading extract from article ‘Setting the ground for the green infrastructure in the metropolitan areas of Athens and Thessaloniki : The role of green space’ / Marilena Papapgeorgiou and Geogia Gemenetzi
9. Symposium extract / Transforming Athens Urban Landscapes / 
Mark Michaeli  / Athens June 2023 
10. Einst rzende Neubauten / The Garden

Mediterranean Urban Garden podcast preview - Onassis AIR Open Day

Lecture 'Reenacted interpretation' Sophia and Laure

Pond scum-laure Jaffuel

Until it happens, it's a failure : the festive experience


Conversations with  Jeremy Shaw, Elena Agudio and Fabien Vallos regarding the subject of the festive experience, in relation with their work, 

Jeremy Shaw, Canadian Berlin based visual artist, Amsterdam-Berlin, screen-to-screen, sound record extract, December 7th 2012

Elena Agudio, Italian Berlin based curator and art historian, Amsterdam-Berlin, screen-to-screen, sound record extract, December 19th 2012

Fabien Vallos, French Paris based philosopher, writer, feast maker, Amsterdam, face-to-face, sound record extract, December 18th 2012

by Laure Jaffuel

Music :
Wreatlic, Rats
Roberto de Simone, Secondo corso de la lavandaie
Pierre Schaeffer, Etude Violette
Romare, I wanna go


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