Garden companion
2023
2023
In the installation ‘Garden companion’ a robotic lawn mower roams across a green lawn. As it moves, a chanting voice resonates from it, performed by priest at Nidaros Cathedral, Andreas Hilmo Grandy-Teig, reciting newly written poems by Zidore.
The combination of the lawn mower's movements and the recited poetry brings attention to the repetitive, almost solitary existence these machines endure as they silently reduce the lawn maintenance work of homeowners.
By giving it a voice, viewers are confronted with the poetry of the perpetual journey that pervades the mechanical routine of these autonomous garden companions, meanwhile invites contemplation of the deeper human connections that can be lost in our daily lives.
Poems and composition: Aske Zidore
Voice: Andreas Hilmo Grandy-Teig
Programming: Sune Øllgaard Klem
︎ Watch video documentation here
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The combination of the lawn mower's movements and the recited poetry brings attention to the repetitive, almost solitary existence these machines endure as they silently reduce the lawn maintenance work of homeowners.
By giving it a voice, viewers are confronted with the poetry of the perpetual journey that pervades the mechanical routine of these autonomous garden companions, meanwhile invites contemplation of the deeper human connections that can be lost in our daily lives.
Poems and composition: Aske Zidore
Voice: Andreas Hilmo Grandy-Teig
Programming: Sune Øllgaard Klem
︎ Watch video documentation here
