O JARDIM

the breath of the city.

“O JARDIM”, showed the recent paintings, photographs and drawings of European artists;
Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira, Heather Taylor, Bartha de Kok and Richard Hartnoll.
“O Jardim” was inspired by the Botanical garden of Lisbon, Jardim Botãnico da Universidade de Lisboa. The exhibition presented the artists´ individual experiences of working in the Garden and collectively communicated their appreciation of light, line, texture and mood. The paintings and photographs highlighted the beauty of this hidden terra and the fascination of nature thriving in a unique micro-climate, surrounded by the man-made hub of a capital city.
The work has lead to a deeper understanding of the importance of this Botanical Garden to Lisbon. It is of notable historical value and has serious significance environmentally and offers an important contribution to science and education. The focus of "O Jardim" can therefore be seen in relation to the current and very real concerns of global climate change and the constant threat of development to green urban spaces.
This year the Botanical Garden celebrates its inauguration and has been providing many benefits to local residents and visitors for the last 130 years.The Garden continues in the conservation of plant species, many ancient and rare, that flourish within its boundaries, but it is limitless in its power to inpsire. "

(The Exhibition ran from the 7th - 31st May 2008, in the Sala do Veado, Science and Natural History Museum, Lisbon.)
Please contact us at: exhibition.ojardim@gmail.com for more information or to view any of the work that was exhibited.

O JARDIM
a respiração da cidade.

A exposição de arte “O Jardim” - pinturas, fotografias e desenhos recentes de quatro artistas europeus: Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira, Heather Taylor, Bartha de Kok e Richard Hartnoll.

A exposição “O Jardim” é inspirada pelo Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa e apresenta as experiências individuais dos artistas e o seu trabalho sobre o jardim e comunica de forma colectiva a sua percepção de luz, linha, textura e ambiente.

Os trabalhos apresentados sublinham a beleza deste espaço escondido e o fascínio causado pela Natureza, que se renova energicamente neste microclima único rodeado pela paisagem urbana da capital portuguesa.

O trabalho desenvolvido sobre o Jardim Botânico levou a uma compreensão profunda da sua importância para Lisboa, do seu notável valor histórico, do seu significado ambiental e da sua contribuição para a Ciência e a Educação, podendo também o ponto fulcral de “O Jardim” ser apreciado em relação às actuais e bastante reais preocupações acerca das alterações climáticas e a constante ameaça dos espaços verdes urbanos.

Este ano, o Jardim Botânico celebra o 130º aniversário da sua inauguração e, pelo seu papel na conservação das espécies botânicas, muitas delas antigas e raras, que nele florescem continua e continuará a possuir um poder de inspiração sem limites.

(A exposiçao foi de Maio de 2008, na Sala do Veado do Museu de Ciência e História Natural, Lisboa.)
Para mais informação: exhibition.ojardim@gmail.com

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS FOR ADVERTISING OUR EXHIBITION:

Living in Lisbon: http://pt.livinginlisbon.com/noticias/detalhes.php?id=32

Lifecooler: http://www.lifecooler.iol.pt/edicoes/lifecooler/desenvAg.asp?catbn=ag&cat=17&ag=228116&hp=true

Sarah Dixon. Web Editor for http://www.bgci.org/. Botanic Gardens Conservation International
http://www.bgci.org/botanic_gardens/event/0149/

The Dutch Embassy
http://www.emb-paisesbaixos.pt/

Pedro Nuno Teixeira Santos. Blog "Sombra Verde" - http://sombra-verde.blogspot.com/2008/03/retratos-do-portugal-que-odeia-as_05.html

Sanda Samitca who interviewed us for
http://www.livinginlisbon.com/

International Women of Portugal
IWP http://www.iwponline.org/

and look out for our exhibition to be mentioned in magazines:
LUX WOMAN
and BASTIDORES

THE ARTISTS

The exhibitors are; Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira, Heather Taylor, Bartha de Kok and Richard Hartnoll, who live and work in Portugal. They have previously exhibited in Portugal and other European countries The art to be presented here will include photography, painting, collage and drawing in realist and abstract styles. This will be their first group show in Lisbon. The underlying theme they present is the celebration of the Lisbon garden in particular and the vital importance for our lives in the preservation of urban green spaces.

The Botanical Garden: Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa

The Lisbon garden was once considered the finest in southern Europe and 2008 will mark a hundred and thirty years since its inauguration. Today, the botanical garden has one of the largest collections of sub-tropical plants in Europe, collected from all over the globe. It has extraordinary trees and many species of palms. It is a tranquil and inspiring haven for artists, citizens and visitors alike and fulfils a role for preserving rare and ancient plant species which can flourish within the garden’s micro-climate. .

O JARDIM

O JARDIM

Friday, 14 March 2008

photograph by Richard Hartnoll

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Sunday, 17 February 2008

Detail from painting "Botanical Garden"

Sunday, 27 January 2008

The Artists

THE ARTISTS

Heather Taylor

Bartha de Kok

Richard Hartnoll

Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira

THE EXHIBITION´S LOCATION

The Botanical Garden: Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa

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