Nature Framed
Nature Framed is a design installation in collaboration with nature.
A designed composition of high-quality fibre cement saucers that frames the micro-landscapes hidden in west-coast ecosystems.
By framing these small worlds, we eliminate the visual noise and create calm.
We create a composition where you can lose yourself exploring.
In our day-to-day, busy lives, we need those moments. Moments of quiet, moments of contemplation, moments of just wondering.
Do you remember those days when you were a child, and you were wandering through the world, being wandered by the small world just under your feet, the small insects, the small little plants, these mosses, lichens and the tiny mushrooms, which together form micro-landscapes on its own?
With this project, we want to activate this experience again. We want to show how incredible nature is, and we want to display this wonder and steer the perception toward the often-overlooked beauty.
Do you know the BC houses 120 types of moss and 45 species of lichen?
We wanted to present these micro-landscapes in a unique and contemporary way and came up with a collection of specially designed compositions of saucers. The saucers that we are using have a refined and minimal appearance. The saucers are made of fibre cement, which is a very durable material that ages beautifully. It's a material with a soft appearance and a surface where lichen can grow. In our workshop, we have a saucer and a birdhouse of the same material, and you can see a mosaic of lichen on that surface that developed over a period of 10 years.
We came up with seven different compositions, which are all unique and flexible in size.
If you are interested in a specially designed composition, a composition that is designed for your space, you can contact the designer for further enquiries.
It's very important to say that we don't harvest from nature. Instead, we harvest from roofs, old barns, sheds and sides that will be developed. The West Coast is rich in the areas where mosses grow abundant, but we don't want to take from any site and ecosystem. We are taking from sites where mosses, lichen, and ferns are not welcome or where they need to be cleaned up, so in that sense, it's mutually beneficial, and we have a source for the micro-landscapes
Below, you will find an overview of the pre-designed installations displaying the micro landscapes.
We came up with seven different compositions, which are all unique in appearance and in size.
Should you desire a custom-designed installation tailored to your space, feel free to reach out to the designer for additional inquiries.
