Question Mark

A question mark refers to the unknown, to uncertainty. Uncertainty implies that something is waiting to be discovered, identified, or clarified. This may be because it is beyond our knowledge, or simply beyond our experience or understanding. Cragg uses industrial materials to create dynamic and emotional works. Are we facing a container or a void, the exterior or interior of the work, a metaphor or reality?

Nature can provoke reactions in viewers that transcend rational explanation. Approaching green spaces reconnects our minds to our inner selves through emotions. We relive natural cycles and remember that we are all connected with other human beings. We designed a garden to accompany the viewer on an exceptional journey, allowing them to internalize an artwork within a green space.

Starting with the sculpture Simbad, it is placed on an elevated elliptical green structure, allowing the work to be seen from a distance. A plant spiral in the shape of a question mark echoes Simbad’s movement, while guiding the visitor through the garden. The spiral leads directly to the dot of the question mark, formed by a group of Phormium plants connected with those around the sculpture, which this time surround a tree, a Laurus nobilis, symbol of victory, whose shade offers a place to rest: a reward for having internalized the beauty and depth of this artwork.