The Seed That Holds Your Armor Is Watertight
The Seed That Holds Your Armor is Watertight is the title of a semi-permanent sculpture commissioned by Horst for the Asiat Park, part of the vision of repurposing the abandoned site with artistic interventions and mixed programmation. The sculpture is defined by two elements: a fountain and a soil-seed-bar. The first mirrors the scale of the body, extending ribs into pipes of a cage where water flows. The second combines seeds, clay, and stones into rammed layers of earth. By uniting these two elements, we define a fictional cycle of growth and decay: the bar erodes and dissolves over time, releasing seeds into a landscape that grows and changes, nourished by the overflowing water from the fountain. The site is dominated by Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), an invasive species whose presence in the soil is considered ‘polluting’. The seed embedded in the bar, which will be released over time, draws on this notion of invasion, defining an ever-changing tension and struggle among plant varieties.
The Seed That Holds Your Armor Is Watertight
Year
2024
Location
Vilvoorde
In collaboration with
Flore Fockedey
Landscape
Johanna Bendlin
Commissioned by
Horts Arts and Music Festival
Photography
Eline Willaert, Elias Derboven, Ernest Tiesmeier, Illias Teirlinck,
The Seed That Holds Your Armor Is Watertight
The Seed That Holds Your Armor is Watertight is the title of a semi-permanent sculpture commissioned by Horst for the Asiat Park, part of the vision of repurposing the abandoned site with artistic interventions and mixed programmation. The sculpture is defined by two elements: a fountain and a soil-seed-bar. The first mirrors the scale of the body, extending ribs into pipes of a cage where water flows. The second combines seeds, clay, and stones into rammed layers of earth. By uniting these two elements, we define a fictional cycle of growth and decay: the bar erodes and dissolves over time, releasing seeds into a landscape that grows and changes, nourished by the overflowing water from the fountain. The site is dominated by Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), an invasive species whose presence in the soil is considered ‘polluting’. The seed embedded in the bar, which will be released over time, draws on this notion of invasion, defining an ever-changing tension and struggle among plant varieties.
The Seed That Holds Your Armor Is Watertight
Year
2024
Location
Vilvoorde
In collaboration with
Flore Fockedey
Landscape
Johanna Bendlin
Commissioned by
Horts Arts and Music Festival
Photography
Eline Willaert, Elias Derboven, Ernest Tiesmeier, Illias Teirlinck,