Jakob, Michael, 1959- author.
The bench in the garden / Michael Jakob ; translation, Miranda MacPhail.
First edition.
[Novato, California ] : Oro Editions, [2017]
©2017
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
The bench: a functional object that rarely features at the forefront of our minds, even when we are sitting on one in a garden. And yet benches have surprising significance, regarding the specific places where they operate, and in a more general sense. The bench is more than a convenient sitting point. It is the domain where aesthetics, garden history, architecture, spatiality and subjectivity interfere. The bench acts as a powerful visual machine and regulates the reception of surrounding landscapes to its visitors. By transmitting verbal messages (through inscriptions), citing other benches and being part of a complex walk circuit, by providing rest and inviting its users to discover new aspects of the site, the bench is a highly polysemic element of a garden, which orients and disorients the visitor simultaneously.
9781939621795 (paperback)
1939621798 (paperback)
Benches.
Garden ornaments and furniture History.
Jardins Meubles et ornements Histoire.
Garden ornaments and furniture.
History.
MacPhail, Miranda, translator.
MacPhail, Miranda translator.
Location: Library main 296528
Call No.: BIB 242896
Status: Available
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