When the world is still in order
Opening:
Saturday, June 8, 5 p.m.
Curated by Cyril Kazis,
Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols
and Bernhard Duss
Exhibition:
9. to 23. June 2024
Thu-Sun 1.p.m. to 6.p.m.
and by appointment
Hortus Conclusus is the Latin term for a closed garden, often used in Christian art and literature to symbolize the purity and protection of the Virgin Mary.
Closed gardens are an important part of the history of all cultures and have fascinated people since time immemorial.
With the exhibition Hortus Conclusus, the Gallery presents a symbiosis of nature, history and a new interpretation of the enclosed garden.
The show opens with an oversized reproduction of a late medieval Hortus Conclusus embroidery, ceramics and monastic works from the 17th and 18th centuries.
With the works of Bernhard Duss, scenographer and textile designer, Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols, textile researcher and designer, and Guido Fauro, poet and Byzantologist, works of fantastic gardens will be shown that place the theme in a contemporary context through personal reinterpretations.