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The Orozco Garden

Gabriel Orozco, 2016

South London Gallery, Gabriel Orozco, The South London Gallery Garden, Art Funded 2016, © Gabriel Orozco. Photo by Andy Stagg
© Gabriel Orozco. Photo by Andy Stagg

This recently completed garden at the South London Gallery is both a new public space and permanent outdoor artwork.

Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco conceived the work as a secret garden, a rambling and overgrown 'urban ruin' to be discovered and explored by the gallery's visitors. The backbone of the scheme is a series of circular areas paved in york stone, a material dating back millions of years. Bricks reclaimed from a new opening in the rear of the gallery have also been used. The planting features seasonal and perennial selections, including mosses, grasses, reeds and fragrant plants. A new walkway links the gallery to the housing estate at the rear of the garden, creating a new and direct connection with the local community.

Orozco, who worked with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and 6a Architects on this project, is a celebrated contemporary artist whose major exhibitions include mid-career retrospectives at MoMA, New York, and Tate Modern, London.

More information

Title of artwork, date

The Orozco Garden, 2016

Date supported

2016

Medium and material

York stone, reclaimed brick, metal, water and planting

Dimensions

330 sqm

Grant

70,000

Total cost

283,300

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