Petals in Perspective - Cool Gardens 2025

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Petals in Perspective | by PETALS | Cool Gardens 2025 Winning Installation

Perceptual art is a style of art that is meant to engage movement and encourage viewers to fully uncover the content. The installation Petals in Perspective invites viewers to move around the gardens and wander on the knolls, and, in so doing, to discover flower pieces that appear whole when viewed from a particular position. The installation highlights two plant species native to Manitoba, the Prairie Crocus, Manitoba’s provincial flower, and the endangered Western Spiderwort. In the shadow of The Leaf and the presence of the Sensory Gardens, these structures stand tall, emphasizing the importance of these plant species. Petals in Perspective prompts viewers to question their decisions concerning habitat loss, while offering a playful way to create awareness about these flowers, the Spiderwort’s endangerment, and plant lifecycles more broadly.

PETAL is composed of Noah Shotton, Gavin Buhler, Bayan Shaeri, and Owen Tintor, all currently enrolled in the Environmental Design program at the University of Manitoba. United by a curiosity for people, place, and perception, PETAL strives to design with technicality.

Noah, drawing on experience in engineering and formal drafting, is interested in how the eye perceives the world, and how to reduce the attention of the designer.

Gavin, with experience in wood-framing construction, appreciates the beauty of design, what it can achieve, and what effect it has on people.

Bayan, with a background in carpentry, constantly seeks new opportunities to inform his design perspective and values these new insights gained through collaboration.

Owen, shaped by his experience in landscaping, values the awe of nature and strives to create these instances for people to experience.

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• Cool Gardens 2025 storefrontmb.ca
• Storefront Manitoba storefrontmb.ca

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Storefront Manitoba

Storefront Manitoba is a non profit organization with charitable status that advances critical discussion, exploration, and celebration of design culture in Manitoba.