The Inaccessible Gardens

Journey in search of the gardens hidden from the view, surrounded by artificial walls, with doors and gates closed, with natural walls of lianas, thorny tangles, valleys, ravines, bushes.

The garden protects itself with weeds and brambles, thorns sharp as blades, the tangle is inextricable, impenetrable, the interior remains secret, it is inviolable, magical or malignant. The doors are closed; the entrances connect places where the accessed in not possible.

THERE'S RHYTHM AND MEASURE, BUT NOT IMPOSED BY HUMAN RULES.

THERE IS THE RHYTHM AND THE MEASURE IMPOSED BY A NATURE DETERMINED TO SEPARATENESS.

OVER THERE EVERYTHING CAN HAPPEN: TRANSFORMATIONS, METAMORPHOSIS, COVER-UPS, UNVEILINGS.

GARDENS WHERE THE FLOWERS ARE SO RARE THAT YOU NEVER SEE THEM.

GARDENS WHERE FEW LEAVES RISE TO LOOK BEYOND THE WALL.

GARDENS WHERE THE LIGHT DOES NOT ENTER OR IT IS SO LOW THAT CREATES MARINE WORLDS.

ARCHES AND LUMINOUS DOORS CONTRASTING WITH DRIED AND SHARP VEGETABLES.

WRITINGS COVERED BY FERROUS MOSS, ILLEGIBLE WRITINGS.

ISLANDS, STAR OBSERVERS, JAPANESE GARDENS, SHADOWS OF ANCESTORS.

OPENINGS WITH ANTENNAS OF INSECTS AND SECTIONS OF SHELLS.

GARDENS SUPPORTED ON ISLANDS OF IRON, ON WOODEN PLATES.

CARTOUCHES AND PAINTINGS AND SECRET MESSAGES.

THESE ARE MY GARDENS.

The golden leaf

THE GARDEN OF THE GOLDEN LEAF

IT’S A HIRSUTE CLOD

PROTECTING ITSELF WITH RIPPED WALLS

TWIGS, BRAMBLES, SHARP THORNS LIKE BLADES

THE INSIDE IS A SECRET PLACE

THE TREE LEAVES, SO FEW, STRETCH

TO LOOK BEYOND THE WALL

THE GARDEN CONTAINS A STORY HIS STORY

IS WRITTEN IN THE PAINTED ROLL

FALSE DOORS THAT LEAD TO NOTHING

THE GARDEN OF STONE IS SAFE LANDING

The ancient garden

THE GARDEN IS ANCIENT

IT BEARS ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE TRACES

THAT HAVE SETTLED

METALLIC ALGAE WRAP IT.

THE SINGLE REMAINING COLUMN

IS GUARDING THE ENTRANCE

The rocky garden

A BIG ISLAND OF METAL

SMOOTH AND ARTICULATED

IT'S A DOUBLE GARDEN

SCULPTED ROCKS

AND

HAIRY PARTS

FROM THE GAPS

ENTERING OR LEAVING

RED ROOTS

CORAL BRANCHES

OR BLOOD LINE

THE GARDEN IS

DIVIDED

BY A SWORD

THAT SEPARATES IT

INTO TWO PARTS

OUTSIDE AN ISLAND OF STARS, A LUNAR OBSERVATORY.

THE DOOR STANDS HIGH AND INVIOLATE

THE SHADOW OF THE ANCESTOR

IS

A SAFE SENTRY

A FULL MOON

THE JAPANESE GARDEN

IS AN EMBEDDED LOOK.

The stinging garden

LIVES ON TWO STONES

SMOOTH AND BLACK. WHOEVER ENTERS MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF THE CARTOUCHE.

IT HAS AERIAL BORDERS, TWO ENTRANCES OR TWO CIRCULAR EXITS.

TWO CROWNS, ONE STANDING ON ANTENNAS OF INSECT, THE OTHER OF A MARINE  KIND WITH MEMORIES OF SHELL

A SMALL ISLAND OF STONE ONLY

TINY AND ARCHETYPICAL

LIKE A PRIMORDIAL TORTOISE,

SECTIONS OF SHELLS:

DOORS FOR AIR AND WIND

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