.annemarie.cilon.
:the garden as a portal:
photography & text:
Ik bouw een muur om mijn huis
Ik laat er veel ruimte tussen
Als mijn nieuwe muur klaar is
Maak ik van mijn Oude Huis
Een Binnentuin
Text: Annemarie Cilon/Groningen 2002
Photo Annemarie Cilon Amsterdam 2020
'In a traditional Japanese or Chinese garden,
it's not only about the building or temple
but about the whole setup -
the structure, the landscape, the light,
the plants, the water.
The whole experience that makes your life there so beautiful'.
Text: Ma Yansong / Architect China
Ma: Space/Time In The Garden Of Ryoan
The garden is a medium
for meditation
Perceive the blankness
Listen to the voice
of the silence
imagine the void filled
Perceive not the objects
but the distance
between them
not the sounds
but the pauses
they leave unfilled
Are the rock placed
on the ground
the islands of paradise
is the white sand the
vast ocean
that distances them
from this world
B R E A T H
Swallow this garden
let it swallow you
Become one with it.
Text from: MA : SPACE/TIME in the garden of Ryoan-Ji (Japan) Takahiko Limura & Arata Isozaki
The garden might function
as a portal between two different landscapes entities.
The garden can be perceived
as a moment of standstill from
which to contemplate the world outside.
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots.
Photo; Annemarie Cilon /Amsterdam 2020
'The disadvantage of living in the mountains
is the isolation whereas the disadvantage of
living in the town is the commotion; best of all is to live in the garden,
thus partaking of the advantages of both circumstances'.