Artist Blog

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Jardins de béton (2012)

Apr 01, 2017 - Vivien Ayroles

At the entrance of some Parisian buildings, are to be found curious architectural artefacts. In variously sized boxes, sometimes at ground level, sometimes raised, a mix of stone and cement fill in a defined space. These infertile rock gardens punctuate the facades of buildings, inviting the visitors to enter, or run away. The concrete gardens are the opposite of the gardens and landscapes that I usually photograph. These objects are one image of urbanity.

 

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