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following text and images are by Hal
Ingberg Architecte for his installation Coloured
Reflections: Wrapping and Framing Savage Nature at
the International Garden Festival at Reford
Gardens in Grand Métis,
Quebec, Canada. 2005
marks the third year that the installation has been included
in the festival, on display from June 23 - October 2. Click
on images for larger color views.
For the fourth annual International Garden Festival (2003)
at the Reford Gardens, a forested section of the gardens was
wrapped in an equilateral triangle (20ft x 20ft x 20ft) of
richly coloured semi-reflective glass – capturing three
pre-existing birch trees within its confines. The form and
limited dimensions of the wrapper created a sense of intimate,
courtyard-like enclosure that
both framed and intensified the perception of the forest.
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