THE UPSIDE DOWN KITCHEN GARDEN

The art installation is mounted on the ceiling as an upside-down kitchen garden. The plates are suspended at varying lengths on metal stems, resembling plants growing inverted, and together form an ostensibly symmetrical composition. The project draws inspiration from the plants, cover crops, and animals typically found in a kitchen garden, as well as the white peony, referencing the name of the kindergarten “bonderosen”. The garden is expressed through a combination of entropic and geometric forms, featuring hand-painted motifs of spring cabbage and the cover crop purple tansy, alongside pure geometric shapes such as circles and dodecahedra. Silhouettes of plants and insects — including radish, carrot, marigold, herbs such as parsley, basil, oregano, and rosemary, as well as dandelion, cabbage butterfly, carrot root fly, ladybug, and snail—interact across the composition, creating a rich, immersive visual ecosystem.
Conceptually, the installation draws on the educational framework “Math in Nature,” emphasizing patterns and forms in the natural world as a means of understanding mathematical principles found in nature. The overall aim is to create a micro-adventure that encourages new perspectives on the immediate surroundings, fostering curiosity and observation within the kindergarten environment.
 
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