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Jardin volcanique Ye LI, student at the ESAD in Reims |
In the heart of the Earth, a ball of fire explodes with unpredictable violence. The volcano and its streams of lava evoke the anger of the gods. Uninterrupted motion animates the centre of this site and magnetically draws the elements towards it.
The underground world of moving forces seems to surface from below, creating this volcanic garden. But here, the fire is made of flowing water, the lava made of plants and the smoke made of mist.
Only the rocks surrounding the pool have truly undergone infernal temperatures. Some of these black rocks are the fruit of asbestos vitrification reprocessing; the ultra-high temperatures of plasma torches (1600°C) makes it possible to melt the toxic waste and to totally destroy the asbestos fibres.
| Garden's plants Achyranthes 'Carminata' Achyranthes 'Wallisii' Althernanthera Coleus Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' Hypoestes 'Confetti' |
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Garden created with the support of Inertam, Lycée Thillois, the Reims Municipal Landscape Service and Gardena.
