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One of the most wide-ranging and ambitious creative minds of his
generation, Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson has produced a
dizzying spectrum of work around the world. Best known for his
large-scale public works in a wide range of settings, from museums
to gardens, his constant inventiveness and publicly oriented
projects across the globe have entranced huge numbers of people.
Focusing on a single artwork situated across a large site in his
native country, the project's title refers to the glaciers that
formed the landscape around sites in Denmark, as can still be seen
in the country's topography and geology. Five mirrors, ranging from
a perfect circle to elongated ellipses, reflect the changing sky
above and the contemplator's own gaze as if in the surfaces of
glacial pools. This book offers a unique and highly detailed
insight, captured over the course of four seasons, of a singular
landscape. Working with geologists, landscape architects and other
specialists, Eliasson has created a unique space seen by few. This
publication documents and enhances the work itself through
photographs, essays and collaborators who render the poetic power
of the project in images and words. Exquisitely produced and
packaged in a limited quantity, this very special volume is a gift
to collectors, bibliophiles and all those seeking new perspectives
on one of the world's leading artists.
Anyone viewing what we call a "landscape" from a distance will
recognise that it is an artefact, a habitat created by humans as
part of our built environment. Designing this realm carefully is a
discipline that is taking on increasing importance today. Gunter
Vogt, with his practice in VOGT Landscape Architects and as a
professor at ETH Zurich, has developed a set of tools and a working
method that incorporate all the different dimensions of the
human-designed environment, from the large-scale landscape to the
small-scale urban public space. 'Mutation and Morphosis' looks at
all the many aspects involved in the collective process of
designing and shaping landscapes, from planning to implementation.
The model as a tool and the collection as a driving force are
illustrated on the basis of an astonishing variety of topics. In
theoretical discussions and the examination of detailed dossiers of
facts on the ground, a trajectory is traced: from the emergence of
new landscapes as a result of climate change to the migration of
the wolf to Central Europe, from the impact of invasive plants to
the study of geological formation processes. The panorama that
unfolds gives us insights into the broad context that landscape
architects must consider in their work, exemplified by the
outstanding projects realized by VOGT.
Using a typological structure (landscape, park, square, garden,
promenade, etc.), Gunther Vogt describes the theoretical foundation
on which the successful projects of Vogt Landscape Architects are
based. In recent years the office has realized international
projects in Europe and the United States, including a new type of
city park for the Tate Modern in London (with Herzog & de
Meuron); an "all-weather garden" with great poetic power at the
Hyatt Hotel in Zurich (with Meili, Peter Architekten); an indoor
tropical garden for the Novartis Campus in Basel (with Diener &
Diener); and the exterior spaces of the Allianz Arena in Munich
(with Herzog & de Meuron). This new and extended version of one
of our best sellers also documents recent works, such as public
realm and streetscape designs for the athletes' village of the
Olympic Games in London 2012."
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