the language of flowers
the language of flowers | publicplatform
Photo Credit: Chloe Leow
The meaning of the flowers is what this whole project is based around. This image was part of the visual proposal sent to FORM.
Will you Elope? One of the stickers passed around on the day. Available on my store. Design: Mitchell + Dent
Photo Credit: Chloe Leow
The Language of Flowers was an urban installation, part of Art Transforms Claremont and PUBLIC Platform 2016, Australia’s first prototyping festival showcasing 23 Perth creative teams transforming Bayview Terrace in Claremont with playful installations, interactive sculptures and immersive experiences.
Say it with flowers. For centuries, flowers have stood in for words and been used to transmit coded and symbolic messages. A mix of installation, performance and object-making, The Language of Flowers exploits the Victorian art of floriography, creating an interactive floral ‘playscape’ to entice people to express emotions. A rose, it seems, is not just a rose.
Media
'Pop up Installations Activating Perth', The West Australian Online, March 30, 2016.
'FORM’s Public Platform introduces: Marina Lommerse', Colosoul by Hayley Ansch, 5 April 2016
'There’s an ‘us’ in art: Marina Lommerse on how creative projects bring people together', Curtin University Alumini News by Zoe Taylor, 3 May 2016
Public Forum Claremont 2016 video review by Design Perthspective
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This cross-disciplinary team combines the creative ingenuity of an artist and community developer, interior designer, teacher, florist, local retailers, a photographer, electronic technologist, and sound specialist
Creative team: Marina Lommerse, Hayley Curnow, Jess Richardson, Thomas Rowe, Angela Mitchell, Leah Dent, Jack Holmes, Paul Gray.
The Language of Flowers was made possible through the generously given time and enthusiasm of Curtin University Interior Architecture students, fabulous friends and family. Thank you all.