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Lemurs from Madagascar. Photo Guy Boily
Montréal Botanical Garden (Jardin botanique de Montréal) is again hosting an International Mosaiculture display, featuring 50 works by horticulturist-artists from 20 countries. Until Sept 29, 2013.
Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal 2013 is the largest event ever to have received green certification from the City of Montreal. Horticulturists from around the world have created their works of art based on the theme ‘Land of Hope’, as it reflects their culture, and one of the following sub-themes: threatened species and ecosystems of our planet; the positive interaction possible between humans and their environment; the interdependence between humans and nature; the beauty and fragility of life on the planet; nature in the city; and peace, an essential condition for survival on the planet.
MOTHER EARTH represents the interdependence between humans and nature. It’s a work based on North American aboriginal culture and its creation was inspired by the Declaration of Interdependence written in 1992 by David Suzuki during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit. Known also as Terre mere, Pachamama, Terra Mater or Mahimata, this universal symbol transcends time and borders. Photo Guy Boily
THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES illustrates the positive interaction that is possible between man and his environment and the resulting message of hope for the future of our planet. Frédéric Back collaborated in the creation of this work, which was awarded the Grand Honorary Award by the international jury and the People’s Choice Award at the competition held in Hamamatsu, Japan in 2009. Designed as a real mosaiculture garden, it depicts an arid and desolate place being transformed into a rural landscape, and symbolizes the return of life.
Spirits of the Woods – Greenman Photo Guy Boily
