project 25/

I SLEEP IN THE GARDEN

E. Tikhoretskaya, Teacher, Lvov

This project is intended for the city apartment. Life in most contemporary cities is deprived of nature: small gardens, alleys, don't change anything in this situation. This is to say nothing of "inner" spaces of apartments and buildings - "nature" simply doesn't exist there, in the best case it may be a flower arrangement in a vase or a small number of potted plants. We know the importance of nature and its affect, especially at night during sleep. During daytime when we are focused on our daily concerns we don't even notice it.

The project proposes the construction in one room or even in a corner of a large room of a special place called a garden. A lot of green plants in pots must stand near the bed, preferably sur- rounding the bed. Above the bed there should be hung a painting with the image of a garden, or at least a big white board with the contours of a garden.

The person who sleeps at night in such a "garden" will feel much better in the morning, as though he has rested in the open air, in the "bosom of nature."

I SLEEP IN THE GARDEN

1. Make a wooden board 170 x 110 x 2.5 and cover it with glossy white enamel.

2. Draw a picture of a "garden" on it in fine blue contours (contours should be 4 mm thick).

3. Acquire a child's hospital bed (drawing 1) and set it up.

If this cannot be done, buy a mattress (drawing 2) of the appropriate size.

4. Buy plants in ceramic pots, 20-25 of them.

5. Arrange all of this as shown in the drawing, hang the painting "Garden" at a distance of 50 - 60 cm above the bed.