Nestor le Jardin Loupe, was an installation conceived for urban birds….8 solar powered interactive birdhouses and 75 indigenous berry and pollinator gardens planted in geotextile sacs were strapped to the trees of an 80 meter walkway in Lausanne, Switzerland. A small red light indicates when the birdhouse is inhabited.
This project was realised in collaboration with Charles Goyard and Aurey Deslis as part of Lausanne Jardins 2014.
Nestor: Solar powered interactive birdhouse: when occupied the LED lights red
Nestor: birdhouse and geotextile gardens of indigenous plants are strapped to the trees
Merhaba birdhouse inspired by the carrossas of Morocco
Perch: commissioned work for Anti -Anti curated by Hadas Kedar, Tel Aviv University Gallery
Bird observation takes place from inside the gallery using binoculars.The perch is paired with a sunflower garden to attract birds.
Sparrows, bulbuls and a pair of kingfishers were sighted during the installation.
Built with Yonatan Elami
Artificial Limb : In response to man’s desire to tamper with nature and the urban landscape, a prosthetic limb was designed for a Wych Elm in London…it also serves as a bird lodging.
Preliminary fitting of the branch
Detail of branch: perspex , jute and steel armature
Graft: nature print on bark attached to Birch tree
Geomeseed: rotative Acacia seed pods
Rearranging the furniture : (painted) bark collected from various trees is applied to a single species
stoneware birdhouse
Catnip
Nomadic gardens for feral cats. Catnip gardens were installed under air conditioner drips for watering…this is a short film about the project
Sundial installation for four seasons 1976