What is in a landscape? For
atelier 37.2 the volcanic landscape of Auvergne, France is invisibly linked with the '
idea of art'. This installation is in the shape of a giant mammoth – some 100m long, and aims to sets-up a narrative between nature and art. '
The idea is to set up an enigma within the landscape creating a deep impact upon the spectators’ imagination. He will be driven to search the depth and the mystery of our origins. Contemporary art has to create myths by reintroducing the sacred feelings that has deserted our world.'The idea of creating a narrative between nature and art at the scale of a hill side is one that is well explored in the chalk landscapes of southern England. From the Bronze age onwards artists have carved into the grass of the hillside exposing the white chalk rock beneath to create images of animals and people.
Perhaps the most beautiful carving is the
Uffington White Horse whose abstract, fluid lines have been revered for millennia.
