Essay
Vincent Jacques / Alain Milon / Manola Antonioli
We usually think of landscape as the overall view that nature offers of a geographical expanse. In his Philosophy of Landscape, Simmel poses a simple question: is landscape a sum of disparate elements, or a unified entity possessing an atmosphere or a state of mind? In other words, is nature a unified whole or not? In fact, can nature be conceived of independently of humankind’s perception of it? And when humankind, in defining landscape, defines nature, does it thereby dismiss the question of whether nature has its own independent norms?
The texts and images gathered in this volume come from a series of discussions entitled “Around Landscape as Artistic Variation,” organized by La Maréchalerie, the contemporary art center of the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles. They explore landscape as a contemporary concern for architects, theorists, artists, and those who use the land.
Paysages variations, 14 x 21 cm, 176 pages printed in four-color process, 60 color reproductions, paperback
Co-published with Ensa-v – La Maréchalerie, contemporary art center / the École Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Dijon / the Arts-H2H Laboratory of Excellence / the University of Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense
Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
Already published in the same collection:
> Hemp, a material for transitions / In Between / > The Ecosystem Factory / Datalogy / Urban War Machines / Biomimicry / Contemporary Agoras
Sous la direction de : Manola Antonioli, Vincent Jacques et Alain Milon.
Textes de : Manola Antonioli, Jean-Christophe Bailly, Roberto Barbanti, Karine Bonneval, Anne Cauquelin, Gilles Clément, Emeline Eudes, Katia Gagnard, Vincent Jacques, Valérie Knochel Abecassis, Sylvain Lizon, Alain Milon, Pessi Parviainen, Julien Poidevin, Lorraine Verner.
Œuvres de : Karine Bonneval, Etienne Boulanger, François Daireaux, Pessi Parviainen, Julien Poidevin.
