A brilliant greenhouse suffused with ……L….. (0) of color stands in London. Bathed in sunlight by day and illuminated by LED bulbs at night, the translucent structure is lined with ……….. (1) of Christian iconography and folkloric imagery: saintly figures sprout insect wings and wildlife occupies spaces usually dominated by humans in a melange of spiritual symbols. Titled “Sacré Blur,” the greenhouse is a project by ……….. (2) Heywood and Alison Condie, who originally created the piece to house psychedelic plants at the Oxford Botanic Gardens—this part of the project never materialized because of fears that students might misuse ……….. (3). The intention for the structure revolved around the idea of sacred light, the best example of it being stained glass, and creating a transcendent space with ……….. (4) floor. “We are gardeners,” Heywood said. “The greenhouse is an architect’s equivalent of a temple. It’s where life begins and ……….. (5) take place.” The London-based pair, who work as Heywood & Condie, began by dismantling ……….. (6), some of which dated back to the 18th and 19th centuries, and following the patterns to join together new creatures. They then glued the layered works to ……….. (7) of a greenhouse. “The […]
