Garden of words
The project
Garden of Words is an installation where the words are the protagonists, an invitation to meditate on which words are growing and sprouting in our personal garden.
All of them reflect the inner part of us, connecting with feelings and what we usually hide from others and ourselves.
During the exhibition, the participants were invited to write their own words on a piece of paper and place them in a jar beside the installation.
The words are in Spanish, as the artwork was part of the celebration of Spanish Week at Massey University’s Albany campus.
Others versions of the Gardens
Poem
Since the word begins to bloom,
everything has become more beautiful,
though without ignoring those that bring deep pain,
where beauty also resides, though in a different form.
As I see them come to life, I feel closer to understanding you,
to understanding myself, and the moments we share.
By taming them,
by nurturing them,
by embracing them,
they can grow powerful, carrying truth within.
And when they take shape as decisions and actions,
not only do I draw closer to you,
but I also create a unique space for us to truly be.
Desde que la palabra brota,
todo se volvió más hermoso,
aunque sin ignorar aquellas que causan un dolor profundo,
donde también hay belleza, aunque distinta.
Al verlas existir, me siento más cerca de comprenderte,
de comprenderme y de entender las situaciones que compartimos.
Al domesticarlas,
al cuidarlas,
al interiorizarlas,
pueden volverse poderosas, acompañando la verdad.
Y cuando se exteriorizan como decisiones y acciones,
no solo me acerco a encontrarte,
sino que soy capaz de crear un espacio único para que seamos.
Las Palabras
perdonarse
perdoname
perdonate
escuchame
escuchate
escuchame
contame
contate
buscar
buscame
buscate
busquemonos
mirame
mirate
mirarnos
convidarnos
convidarte
convidarme
despedir
despedite
despedime
perdernos
perdeme
amate
amame
amemonos
encontrarnos
encontrate
encontrame
valorame
valorate
valorarnos
entendernos
estendete
entendeme
entender
valora
rencontrar
amar
peder
convidar
mirar
escuchar
tolerarse
Tolerame
tolerarnos
tolerar
cuidarse
cuidame
cuidate
cuidemonos
consolarse
consolar
consolame
consolate
consolarnos
Indagarse
indagarse
indagame
indagate
indagarnos
esperarse
esperar
esperame
esperate
esperarnos
permitirse
permitir
permitirnos
permitite
permitime
permitamonos
respetarse
respetar
respetarnos
respetame
pensarse
pensar
pensame
pensate
pensemonos
descubrirse
descubrir
descubrirnos
descubrite
descubrime
protegerse
proteger
protegeme
protegete
protegernos
mimarse
mimar
mimarse
mimarnos
mimate
aprobarse
aprobar
aprobame
aprobate
examinarse
examinar
examinate
examiname
examinemosnos
considerarse
considerar
considerame
considerate
potenciame
potenciar
estimular
potenciarnos
duelarte
duelame
duelar
confiar
confiame
confiate
confiarnos
reconocerse
reconocerse
reconocete
reconoceme
comprenderse
comprender
comprendeme
comprendete
preguntarse
preguntar
preguntate
preguntame
preguntemonos
enfrentarse
enfrentar
enfrentame
enfrentate
enfrentemonos
percibirse
percibir
percibirte
percibime
Aceptarse
aceptar
aceptame
aceptate
aceptemonos
tolerarse
tolerame
tolerate
toleremonos
tolerar
sentir
sintiendonos
sentite
paz
comunicando
encontrandonos
purificandome
actualizando
transitando
reconstruir
Later on, the garden grew into a full tree, coming alive little by little over the course of two months inside my home, a small apartment in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The power of words: beautiful tools that partially express the intangible.
Each word existed in a different state, eventually traveling toward the expression of each stage in the tree of words. They became part of the roots, branches, leaves, or fruits.
