THYLO FOLKERTS JARDIN PORTUAIRE - JARDIN / T. FOLKERTS PORTUAIRE In 2000, in the harbour of Le Havre, T. Folkerts, landscape architect, was commissioned by the city to help it sensitize to water issues. His idea, was to collect water for the harbour and make it accessible to the passer-by. With this action, people could finally connect and play with the surrounding water. 80 plastic bags of 100L were filled and let on the quay for people to play with during 4 days. As a consequence of this performance, a new way to interact with water was produced. Children were jumping on the fluid contained in solid bags imagining new play tool made from locally sourced resource. The designer learned how to collect and make use of an existing resource which was never reachable beforehand.
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‘‘Once filled with water, the soft, shiny, wobbly and warm pillows virtually asked visitors to touch, sit and jump on them.’’ T. Folkerts (Diedrich, 2006)
