The Jardins Albert-Kahn in Boulogne-Billancourt is a magical enclosure just off Paris where the banker Albert Kahn (1860-1940), who dedicated part of his colossal fortune to foundations fostering world peace, created a series of gardens in different styles conjuring his favorite landscapes.
It is, naturally, the Japanese garden that Hermès chose as the setting of a lovely, poetic tribute to the Hermessence collection.
Jean-Claude Ellena, who is particularly sensitive to Japanese esthetics, has long called this series his "haikus": in Japan, he met with haiku masters who composed poems inspired by the Hermessences, which in turn inspired installations set in the Albert-Kahn garden.
Where a cat narrows his eyes.
And breathes in the moon.
That doe on the hill!
I wish I were better equipped to take pictures -- these are from my iPhone. The event was really lovely and poetic. Though for some reason I missed the installation inspired by Santal Massoia.
Portia, you're right, the poems don't need images... but I'm mad at myself for somehow managing to miss a doe!
Chris, I guess that's why they're called "masters"!