Plants have been an important element of human art, with elements of
plant architecture appearing as ornamentation for ceramics and other decoration in Neolithic and Bronze ages in China, Crete, Southern Africa, British Isles, Egypt, and in the Mayan civilizations.
The installation
appears to be almost floating, thanks to the network «of strong but slender masts, structurally recalling the historical inheritance of fabric and nomadic
architecture,» which will also allow
plant, animal habitats and waterways to remain undisturbed.