{"product_id":"on-the-necessity-of-gardening","title":"on the necessity of gardening: an abc of art, botany and cultivation pre-order","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order arrives mid-september.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Necessity of Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers have each described, depicted and designed the garden in different ways. In medieval art, the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, shielded from worldly problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the garden is not just a neutral place and intended solely for personal pastime, it is a place where the world manifests itself and where the relationship between culture and nature is expressed. In the eighteenth century this image shifted: the garden became a symbol of worldly power and politics. The Anthropocene, the era in which man completely dominates nature with disastrous consequences, is forcing us to radically rethink the role we have given nature in recent decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a renewed interest in the theme of the garden among contemporary makers. It is not a romantic desire that drives them, but rather a call for a new awareness of our relationship with the earth, by connecting different fields of activity in landscape, art and culture. Through many different essays and an extensive abecedarium, \u003cem\u003eOn the Necessity of Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on the garden as a metaphor for society, through concepts such as botanomania and capitalocene, from guerrilla gardening to queer ecology and zen garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e25cm x 32cm, softcover, Valiz (Amsterdam). \u003c\/span\u003e240 pages.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41759551684807,"sku":"","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0453\/products\/onthenecessityofgardeninggardenobjectsWEB1.jpg?v=1663647037","url":"https:\/\/www.garden-objects.com\/en-au\/products\/on-the-necessity-of-gardening","provider":"Garden Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}