Landscape

 

Gardner Museum Landscape Lectures

Join us for our annual series of engaging and inspirational presentations from leading voices in the field of landscape architecture. Internationally renowned designers present their recent work and articulate their aspirations for landscape as a medium of design for the social, cultural, and ecological life of the city.

Rosetta Sarah Elkin in conversation with Charles Waldheim | Thursday, June 6, 7 pm

Rosetta Sarah Elkin is principal of r.s.e-landscape, a design studio based in the Netherlands with a focus on vegetative strategies. r.s.e’s current projects are international in scope and include residential, commercial and installation-based design and consulting. Elkin is also the 2012-13 Daniel Urban Kiley Fellow and Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

From May 15-September 2, 2013, Elkin’s installation Tiny Taxonomy will be on view at the Gardner Museum. Tiny Taxonomy features mountain wildflowers and alpine perennials, common to rocky, high altitude environments, displayed in a field of reflective cylinders. These small tough plants invite close consideration. Elkin will present her recent work, including Tiny Taxonomy, followed by a conversation with Charles Waldheim, Ruettgers Consulting Curator of Landscape.

Landscape Lectures begin at 7 pm in Calderwood Hall. Lectures include Museum admission and require a ticket; tickets can be reserved online, in person at the door, or by phone: 617 278 5156. Museum admission: $15; Seniors $12; Students $5; free for members.

The Museum receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.