Résumé

Ce livre examine les environnements immersifs de l'artiste espagnole Cristina Iglesias (née en 1956), qui relient l'architecture, la littérature et les influences culturelles spécifiques au site. Une liste internationale de conservateurs, d'universitaires, d'architectes et de scientifiques discute du potentiel social et écologique des travaux publics d'Iglesias. Can a sculpture be a river? Can contemporary art unite conflicting systems of belief? Do other species appreciate culture? And can public art revive communities and ecosystems? Cristina Iglesias's horizontal fountains, submerged rooms and tropical mazes bring together language, architecture and botany to create immersive spaces of contemplation. In this publication an international roster of curators, art critics, philosophers, architects and scientists discuss the social and ecological potential of art in urban and rural space. Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias (*1956) creates profound spaces of the imagination. Renowned for her sculptures woven, cast or constructed from metal, wood and alabaster, Iglesias also creates outdoor structures and installations using water. Her work can be found in inner cities or remote islands, as a site of pilgrimage for humans or as a habitat for animals.