简介：“Forme,gardendesignisn’tjustaboutplants,itisaboutemotion,atmosphere,asenseofcontemplation.Youtrytomovepeoplewithwhatyoudo.Youlookatthis,anditgoesdeeperthanwhatyousee.Itremindsyouofsomethinginthegenes—nature,orthelongingfornature.” –PietOudolf AftercompletingafeaturedocumentaryonNewYork’sHighLine,award-winningfilmmakerThomasPipermettheinspirationaldesignerandplantsman,PietOudolf,andtheideaforanewprojectwasborn.Thedocumentary,FIVESEASONS:TheGardensofPietOudolf,immersesviewersinOudolf’sworkandtakesusinsidehiscreativeprocess,fromhisbeautifullyabstractsketches,totheoriesonbeauty,totheecologicalimplicationsofhisideas. IntimatediscussionstakeplacethroughallfoursseasonsinPiet’sowngardensatHummelo,andonvisitstohissignaturepublicworksinNewYork,Chicago,andtheNetherlands,aswellastothefar-flunglocationsthatinspirehisgenius,includingdesertwildflowersinWestTexasandpost-industrialforestsinPennsylvania. Asanarrativethread,thefilmalsofollowsOudolfashedesignsandinstallsamajornewgardenatHauser&WirthSomerset,agalleryandartscenterinSouthwestEngland,agardenheconsidershisbestworkyet. PietOudolfhasradicallyredefinedwhatgardenscanbe.AsRickDarke,thefamousbotanist,saystoPietinthefilm,“yourworkteachesustoseewhatwhatwehavebeenunabletosee.”Throughpoeticcinematographyanduniqueaccess,FIVESEASONSwillrevealallthatPietsees,andcelebrateallthatweasviewershavebeenunabletosee.…