ELEMENTS
Elements is a limited edition Cataluniyan souvenir made just for you with the hand picked rocks from Montserrat. With unique and carefully created Bonsai grown on this rock, you can now have your own little Montserrat.
Preserving nature to collect memories. A bond that you create with a stone that you found has a special place in your heart, but this little object may end up forgotten with time. I wanted to create something that would let you take care of it and help grow with it.
As the name suggests, Elements is made up of all the elements in the nature. The shape of the rocks, texture of the tree and scent of the wood, all embeds itself into the memories and brings people’s senses to life.
This stone was speacially hand-picked from Montserrat. The top part of the stone gives the same feeling of a serreted structure as Montserrat To Preserve the natural beauty of the stone, minimal human interventions were made.
This Bonsai was choosen to complement the shape of the stone. Both, bonsai and the tree have the same directional movement making it apealing to the eyes. As every bonsai is unique, no single product would look the same. Every wooden base is hand crafted to make it unique. It ts with the rock perfectly giving it stability.
The shape of the wooden base follows the the shape of the stone as seen in the bonsai culture- Suiseki which is the Japanese art of stone appreciation, which values aspects like stability, longevity and immortality To make a souvenir from Catalunya – Montserrat, I chose to collaborate with Mr. Gabriel Aguade, a local bonsai artist of Catalunya. By combining the two creative fields I wanted to create a soulful, unique and unrepeatable souvenir, where the values of perseverance, innovation and tradition come together.
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YOUR OWN NATURE
ADITI MALPANI | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJEC T | 31.05.2019