serpentine gallery: garden marathon 2011

garden marathon 2011 serpentine gallery, kensington gardens, london october 15-16, 2011

‘garden marathon’ at the serpentine gallery, london ‘the avenue of doubles focuses through a sewer pipe on a volcano 375 million years old’ by charles jencks image @ charles jencks

the serpentine gallery is having its sixth weekend-long marathon art event. this year’s topic  is the ‘garden marathon’, exploring the creative connections between design and the natural world. the idea for the event was conceptually derived from the serpentine gallery pavilion 2011 by peter zumthor. see designboom’s coverage of the pavilion here.

50 international designers, architects, landscape architects and artists will participate in the event. they will each, in different ways, explore the literal and metaphorical importance of the garden either through spatial, urban, or scientific methods. poets and writers will be present their work through a series of readings, exploring the significance of these themes.   

‘the high line, new york’ by elizabeth diller image @ iwan baan  

‘the high line, new york’ by elizabeth diller image @ iwan baan

‘idee di pietra’ by giuseppe penone image @ archivio penone

‘elevazione bronze’ by giuseppe penone image @ archivio penone

‘galaxy’ (2002) by mierle landerman ukeles image @ mierle landerman ukeles

‘world of sex ultra blush’ by peter saville image @ peter saville

‘vertical forest’ by stefano boeri image @ stefano boeri

‘guangju biennale installation’ by somthing & son image © somthing & son

‘sundown residence and gardens’ by fritz haeg image © fritz haeg

‘edible estate regional prototype gardens’ (2006) by fritz haeg image © fritz haeg

‘garden à la mode’ by pablo bronstein image © pablo bronstein