Jardin planétaire

[Jardim Planetário, Planetary Garden]

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Jardin planétaire

Inspired by the time it takes for trees to grow shade and the moments we pause to breathe beneath their shades, the time it takes to grow life, these pieces embody both time and transformation.

Jardim Planetário is a series in progress of large-scale textile artworks—cyanotype-printed on upcycled fabrics, exposed to the sun in Lisbon’s garden shades. Imitating the collective intelligence found in nature, Barbara Portailler sourced all textiles locally in Portugal and worked in collaboration with pairs. She is using high-quality fabric scraps from Celso de Lemos A & H and from vintage handmade linen. She has emarqued with visual artist Aurélie Mathigot and designer Lucie Schweitzer founder of Fantasque to collaborate on exclusive four-hands works.

Barbara Portailler is a visual artist & researcher based in Lisbon, deeply passionate about the cycles that shape materiality and collective memories. Working across photography, textile art, upcycling, video, ceramics, and storytelling, she explores the intersection of art and ecology.

“La photographie retient l'instant, l'indigo y ajoute une autre temporalité. 

J'assemble autour des tissus comme des souvenirs. Le patchwork prolonge l'image, 

l'indigo révèle l'absence. Tout se lie : regard, geste, matière.“

_ Aurélie Mathigot

Aurélie Mathigot is a textile and visual artist based in Paris, working with various craft techniques around the world.

“I explore the pathways of my mental landscape with my hands. Following my intuition and my dreams, I create my own mythology to reconnect with the natural universe.”

_ Lucie Schweitzer I Fantasque

Lucie Schweitzer is a designer based in Estremoz, Portugal and co-founder of Fantasque, working with woolen and ceramics.