The Winter Garden Reader

by ADA Rotterdam

This reader is made in conjunction with the exhibition Florida, that took place at Ôt Gemaal in Rotterdam (NL) from 12 December 2009 to 24 January 2010. For the exhibition artist initiative ADA created a winter garden where people were invited to view the surrounding botanical display and to use the garden for coming together, meeting, talking, relaxing and reflection. Gardens are a marker of civilized life. They represent order and culture, express philosophies and support ideologies. Their design directs our gaze and choreographs our bodily movement in and through space. Gardens evoke scenes as much as they evoke the senses. They mimic nature and orchestrate illusions for the purposes of visual pleasure, but they also inspire and educate, hide and reveal, shelter lovers and honor the dead. This reader combines texts selected by ADA that relate to the topic of the winter garden.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nature, Animals

104 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2004

Reviews

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful water colour illustrations of animal life during the winter. A simple sentence per page that makes up a nice poem. Great for toddlers and preschool storytime.

[Twan · Rating 4 out of 5]

That fox painting!!!!! DAMN