Island - Catch Me If You Can (2008)
wooden frame, styrofoam, fabric covering, turf rolls 5 x 800 x 800 cm (H x W x D) Weimarhallenpark, Weimar (DE). Exhibition: Wanderlust. Art for the public space in Weimar

Nicolas Vionnet is, in this project, concerned with the Weimarhallenpark (Weimar, GER) and is planning an intervention in the pool, situated in the center of the park. Fascinated by the arrangement and structure of the artificial park, the artist considered the historical background of this green space.

In order to accent the existing character of artificiality and symmetry as well as to return to the former condition of the park, Nicolas Vionnet decided to create a floating lawn in the center of the pond. The artificial square "island" is realized in the form of a float and is covered with an authentic organic lawn. This object is fixed to the pond bed, yet still has a minimal amount of movement. It is exactly this flexibility of the object as well as its proximity to the bank, that invites the impressed viewer to linger before a simultaneous illusion of accessibility.

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