The rediscovered gardens
Verena Waffek / Hubertus Hess
26.10.2024 - 09.03.2025 ,
Kunstvilla im KunstKulturQuartier (Art Villa in the KunstKulturQuartier)
The title of the dialogue exhibition "The rediscovered gardens" was originally
was the garden of the Kunstvilla, which, as the villa of the wealthy Jewish hop merchant and
and banking family Hopf was once surrounded by a park. The garden
can no longer be reconstructed due to a lack of archival material and the post-war development.
be reconstructed. It is a lost garden.
In this empty space, Verena Waffek (*1953 Ehingen) and Hubertus Hess (*1953 Coburg) have created a "Jardin artificiel", an artificial and artistic garden. Hubertus Hess creates associative assemblages against the adversity of the present. Verena Waffek conceives a
planning studio for mosses, lichens and cacti. The memory of lost things is combined
with visions of what gardens could look like in the future.
Last edited on 10.03.2025
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