String Gardens
One part folly, two parts whimsy, Fedor’s String Gardens are a little reminiscent of a cosmic galaxy. Inspired by a Japanese botanical style called Kokedama, the objective of these installations is to simply bring plants to eye level. But they do so much more than that, don’t you think?
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