Thrown Ropes Remagen

Peter Hutchinson was one of the first ecological aesthetes. He created his largest and most complex ground installation on the Rhine meadows in Remagen. It forms part of his Thrown Ropes group of works. This involved Hutchinson throwing a 10-metre-long rope several times in order to obtain random lines on the ground. These lines, which are straight, winding or even twisted, were then planted with a carefully selected variety of flowers and shrubs that green, blossom and even disappear depending on the season.
The rows of flowers and plants are spaced unevenly, and not arranged geometrically in the way we know from domestic gardens. The shapes that emerge appear to have grown naturally, following the seasonal ups and  downs. From the perspective of the land art tradition, Hutchinson regards nature as a superior habitat, one that redesigns through gentle interventions.

Peter Hutchinson born 1930 in London – died 2025 in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA