concept giving a physical dimension to the invisible landscapes of air - this garden explores the potential of air, making it ‘visible’.

motivation the reaction of the body to climate can determine people’s actions. This garden is a statement of the importance of air and its temperatures to the enjoyment of outdoor spaces.

form the site is the garden. Trees, birds… air. Sinuous lines traced from a computer-generated thermal map are simply installed. The data plotted into this map refers to expected climatic conditions for the 23rd June 2016 at Grand-Métis, 3.30 p.m. Daytime: the lines are mirrors that embody the sky, the air. Nighttime: the lines are spectral lights that, such as the aurora borealis, seduce, intrigue and fascinate.

interactivity the lines divide different temperature areas, 18-20 °C. People are invited to ‘plunge’ into these areas and perceive their temperatures - a challenge; a consciousness about the thermal environment people are constantly immersed in. The spatial distribution of temperature will change but this challenge will be kept through the perpetuated thermal lines opposed to the course of time.

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1. thermal map and the tracing of its lines | 2. forest-filtered light sunbeams made visible

3. aurora borealis energy made visible | 4. reflection of the sky the atmosphere seen from a different perspective

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thermographie le paysage invisiblejardins de métis | 2016

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1. section A | 2. section B3. detail

a. mirror [h 14 mm]b. L-edges [20x40x(h)3 mm] + silicone bed [h 4 mm]

c. concrete base [h 300 mm]d. neon lamp [ 32 mm]

e. protection glass [h 3 mm]

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