Evergreen, art/ nature/ city

Morning session, starting time 10 am

- 'The changing perception of nature/city/art' by Michiel den Ruyter, landscape architect
- Presentation of the publication Et In Arcadia Ego on the occasion of the completion of the works of Krijn Giezen and Ian Hamilton Finlay 
- 'Images of new nature' by Jan de Graaf, theoretical urban development expert

Afternoon session, starting time 2 pm

Presentations of their own work by artists, architects and landscape architects:
- G8-study group Meer & Bos (Academy of Arnhem)
- Rudy Luijters, Ton Matton (Schie 2.0)
- Paul Perry, Nathalie de Vries (MVRDV)
- Jeroen van Westen (a.o. involved in the project Muizengaatje, Rotterdam)
- Ester van der Wiel

Evening session starting time 8 pm

'Strategies in the landscape'  by Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison (VS).
The artists Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison have been working on large-scale nature projects since 1971. In 1994 they stayed in The Netherlands for an extended period of time in order to develop their own concept regarding the Green Heart of Holland. In their lecture they also will discuss their recent project Peninsula Europe, in which they propose a visionary plan for the purification of the waters.