THE DESIGN FRACTAL

Ranging from the ‘van’ or the ‘wadi’, or the temple gardens, and gardens attached to palaces, to the Persian and Mughal ideas of the garden, and then to the more formal English Gardens introduced by the British - the idea of the ‘Indian’ garden is almost infinite.

Over the course of a month, the Foundation received close to 75 entries; each entry was unique in not only the aspect of the garden it was bringing attention to, but also what the contributor chose to define as a Garden.

 
And so, at times, the Garden became a small pathway between two areas of the home; at others, it was a set of potted plants placed along the Grills of a residential building. At all times, however, what was clear was that the Garden was a space for pause; a space for respite. 
 

What stands out about this process is not just the narratives that it has led to, but rather the ease with which one is able to set up dynamic processes that allow for these conversations that are undoubtedly the need of the hour.