Thursday, November 12, 2009

Preliminary planting plan and expectations










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  1. Mark RothmanNovember 19, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    I see you've modified this page somewhat. I was looking to show my 11 year old son the image that was up yesterday with several plants bubbled out and lines connecting to where they would be planted. Now the bubble image only has a few plants.

    I think his initial reaction to the garden renderings is important: "Whoa. Scary." My response was a little more measured, 'too furry,' and thus not as helpful. I'm leaning towards something that feels more managed.

    Let's keep in mind an important part of what our Museum does. Granted, the core of our exhibits chronical the worst of human action. But the fact of the Museum is also healing. We take the terrible material and we control it, frame it, give it a beginning, middle and end. In this way we create opportunities to move beyond it.

    The garden should reflect this kind of framing. It thus needs to appear manicured. Or at least there should be a tension between the manicuring and the overgrowing that is resolved towards order, control, a sense wrong set right.

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