by Menno Heling
Falling in love has consequences. Behave and be generous. I contemplate on this relationship, and interview Carole Nieder (artist, architect and dancer). Reparing the roof, preparing for the solar panels. Sunflower harvest and visit to the Château de Montquintin.
Some quotes from the video:
‘When we fall in love with nature, we experience a new kind of romance. Not everyone has feelings for Mother Nature from an early age. Or was taught by his or her parents how to behave and have feelings. How we act and behave in this special relationship was prescribed 200 years ago by the artists of Romanticism. Today we go forest bathing and know how to feel accordingly. But before Romanticism, nature was not something to have a relationship with. Like our anti-hero Don Quixote, who had no regard for the Spanish countryside when he went to war against windmills.’ […] for more see the video.
‘Some people start walking to overcome their fears or heal a trauma. I walk to clear my head, or so I keep telling myself. If you walk a lot, even on a pilgrimage, you can become a different person. Loneliness can bring about this transformation. I am not afraid of being alone. In fact, I am alone most of the time to concentrate on Closer to Landscape.’. […] for more see the video,
More about Carole Nieder, her project ‘Culture’ and lots of inspiration about the correlation between culture and agriculture: https://carole.nieder.fr/
