The installation consists of three major components: the gravel pits, sand/rock mounds, and benches that delineate various courtyard typologies. The benches are constructed of wood painted white, while the gravel pits and mounds create a distinct composition on the plaza framed within and in between the benches. The waterless gardens/ minor paradises also feature water resilient plant life from across the Jordanian landscape creating a sampling of the Levantine ecosystem. The ultimate question posed through this intervention asks ‘what does it mean to reimagine the traditional notion of the Arab garden and thus our traditional notions of paradise’?
