James Chesnut for LADG
https://theladg.com/In-the-Garden-Grows-a-Lump
“In the Garden Grows a Lump” is an exhibition of illustrated manuscripts on picturesque gardens from the 18th and 19th century. This period of work created a new lexicon to describe an alternative to the rational geometry of classical gardens. The “Lump” became a category of form and is the major figure in the exhibit. Techniques for texture and color are applied to the lump in ways that reflect innovations in illustrating the picturesque. The furniture integrates with the lump on legs and skis, displaying the rare manuscripts. Visitors to the exhibit are asked to traverse the lumps walking on the landscape to view the work and they are invited into the underbelly of the lump through openings rendered in depth by the use of low light.