JARDÍN INTERIOR SECO

DE MARTIN LA ROCHE

MAR – ABR 2013

Esta exposición presenta una instalación que se asemeja a un jardín seco al interior del museo. Para su construcción el artista siguió las instrucciones del Sakuteiki, un manual de jardinería japonesa de mediados del siglo XI atribuido a Tachibana no Toshitsuna, uno de los primeros libros de jardinería que se tienen registro en la historia de la humanidad. El montaje contiene variados objetos y esculturas, que basan su organización en las disposiciones de este libro. En él hay mares e islas, y puentes entre ellos, interpretando libremente la traducción de cada paso para construir este jardín. Por otro lado, el adjetivo seco se refiere a la condición de los objetos y al hecho de no existir plantas, así como en los históricos jardines ’zen’ donde se remplazó el agua por gravilla y las plantas y árboles por piedras. Los materiales que utiliza el artista para esta traducción son de uso cotidiano en su taller, propios de la construcción de maquetas, encontrados en caminatas diarias o desechos de los quehaceres del hogar, además de cerámica torneada. Algunos son elaborados por él, otros simplemente recolectados. Juntos conforman este espacio que ocupa el centro de la sala. Es una reinterpretación íntima, amateur y frágil de lo que podría ser un jardín japonés en Santiago, acompañando al museo, así como los jardines históricos acompañaban a los templos.

Esta exposición forma parte del primer premio obtenido por el artista en la 6ª versión del Concurso Arte Joven 2011.

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MAR – APR 2013

This exhibition presents an installation that resembles a dry garden inside the museum. For its construction, the artist followed the instructions of the Sakuteiki, a mid-11th century Japanese gardening manual attributed to Tachibana no Toshitsuna, one of the earliest gardening books recorded in the history of humankind. The assemblage contains various objects and sculptures, which base their organization on the layouts of this book. In it there are seas and islands, and bridges between them, freely interpreting the translation of each step to build this garden. On the other hand, the adjective dry refers to the condition of the objects and the fact that there are no plants, as in the historical ‘zen’ gardens where water was replaced by gravel and plants and trees by stones. The materials used by the artist for this translation are from everyday use in his studio, from the construction of models, found on daily walks or waste from household chores, as well as turned ceramics. Some are made by him, others are simply collected. Together they make up this space that occupies the center of the room. It is an intimate, amateur and fragile reinterpretation of what could be a Japanese garden in Santiago, accompanying the museum, just as historical gardens accompanied temples.

This exhibition is part of the first prize obtained by the artist in the 6th version of the Young Art Competition 2011.

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DRY INTERIOR GARDEN

BY MARTIN LA ROCHE

MAR – ABR 2013

The Project consists on putting a garden inside the museum. The montage contains several objects and sculptures which organization is based in a simple structure of a Zen garden. The garden contains seas and island and bridges between them. Additionally, the adjective dry refers to the condition of objects and the fact that there are no plants. The artist uses materials of daily use, for the construction of models, found in daily walks or wastes of a house plus toned ceramic. Some of them are elaborated by the artist and other recollected. All the materials make up the space that occupies the center of the room. It is an intimate, amateur and fragile reinterpretation of what a Japanese garden could be in Santiago, accompanying the museum (as historic gardens accompanied the temples.)

This exhibition forms part of the award obtained by the artist in the 6th version of Young Art Contest 2011.

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