Forest of Sine Cemetery
Extension
With Peter Grant
Vence (France), 2024
The Sine Cemetery is situated on a slope on the outskirts of the municipality of Vence, a village in the Maritime Alps of France, on the Côte d'Azur. Its graves are grouped in dry stone terraces integrated into the topography and sheltered under a dense forest of holm oaks, oaks, pines, strawberry trees, and laurels, which grow in shallow soil from which the limestone forming the mountain protrudes. The project aims to maintain the poetic essence of the place, enhancing concepts and sensations related to the passage of time and the transition of death. It creates a dialogue between the dry and the damp; the enduring stones emerging from the ground are exposed to the sun, protecting the graves, while the damp foliage and ground cover decompose the matter and generate new life. The new 110 graves are placed within the forest, carefully considering the existing trees and undergrowth to preserve them. The stones of these new walls also extend across the ground as if emerging from the mountain itself, just like the drinking fountains are springs that sustain fern vegetation.
Forest of Sine Cemetery
Extension
With Peter Grant
Vence (France), 2024
The Sine Cemetery is situated on a slope on the outskirts of the municipality of Vence, a village in the Maritime Alps of France, on the Côte d'Azur. Its graves are grouped in dry stone terraces integrated into the topography and sheltered under a dense forest of holm oaks, oaks, pines, strawberry trees, and laurels, which grow in shallow soil from which the limestone forming the mountain protrudes. The project aims to maintain the poetic essence of the place, enhancing concepts and sensations related to the passage of time and the transition of death. It creates a dialogue between the dry and the damp; the enduring stones emerging from the ground are exposed to the sun, protecting the graves, while the damp foliage and ground cover decompose the matter and generate new life. The new 110 graves are placed within the forest, carefully considering the existing trees and undergrowth to preserve them. The stones of these new walls also extend across the ground as if emerging from the mountain itself, just like the drinking fountains are springs that sustain fern vegetation.
Cementerio del Bosque de la Sine
Ampliación
Con Peter Grant
Vence (Francia), 2024
El Cementerio de la Sine se sitúa en una ladera a las afueras del municipio de Vence, un pueblo de los Alpes Marítimos franceses, en la Costa d´Atzur. Sus tumbas se agrupan en bancales de piedra seca insertados en la topografía y protegidos bajo un bosque denso de encinas, robles, pinos, madroños y laureles, el cual crece en un suelo poco profundo del que sobresale la piedra caliza que forma la montaña. El proyecto busca mantener la poética del lugar, potenciando conceptos y sensaciones relacionados con el paso del tiempo y la transición de la muerte. Se establece un diálogo entre lo seco y el húmedo, las piedras imperecederas que salen del suelo se exponen al sol protegiendo las tumbas, la hojarasca húmeda y las tapizantes cubren el suelo descomponiendo la materia y generando nueva vida. Las nuevas 110 tumbas se colocan entre el bosque estudiando el arbolado y sotobosque existente para mantenerlo, las piedras de estos nuevos muros se extienden también por el suelo como si salieran de la misma montaña, así como las fuentes para beber son surgencias que mantienen una vegetación de helechos.
