For our first challenge we were asked to create our interpretation of a romantic garden using CND's new collection "English garden" but... without florals! Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. I wanted to create my secret garden inspired by one of the most loved English poets John Keats and his poem "ode to a nightingale". According to one account it was written by Keats under a plum tree in the garden of Keats House, London in May 1819. Keats was inspired by hearing the sound of birdsong and penned this poem in praise of the nightingale.
I wanted to give it a twist so I created my secret garden as an "ode to John Keats" in my own surrealistic way. The human head that is also a tree symbolizes the importance of nature for Keats, as nature was one of the greatest sources of inspiration for him.
Keats also said that: "Heard melodies are sweet , but those unheard are sweeter", this is what the 3rd eye in my tree represents because senses are more limited than the imagination and its creative power.
My cute nightingale is standing on the branches, singing a melody that is spread all over Keats' head that seduces him as he writes his thoughts in the book.
Music track: Ash - Mosaïque
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