A Live Plant Grows Through Walls in Ruben Bellinkx’s Site-Specific Installation


Philodendron Xanad  is a repeating site-specific installation by Belgium-based artist Ruben Bellinkx that physically imbeds a common houseplant into the walls of galleries and homes. The plant calmly rests on one side of the wall as several of its leaves reach through layers of dry wall and wooden beams to grow on the other side.

“The plant literally grows through the wall,” Bellinkx told Colossal. “I make a hole in the wall and place the plant so that there are enough leaves on the other side. Then I close everything with wooden panels. When there is enough light on the other side, the place grows further and lasts for a maximum of four months.”

Source: A Live Plant Grows Through Walls in Ruben Bellinkx’s Site-Specific Installation

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