“Post-nature” Sylvania. Dimensions of Aesthetic Judgment and Interpretation of Contemporary Parks
“Post-nature” Sylvania. Dimensions of Aesthetic Judgment and Interpretation of Contemporary Parks

Summary/Abstract: This paper establishes interpretative criteria for the aesthetic evaluation of contemporarygardens and parks, specifically focusing on a dendrological park. Initially, it examines thepotential of a “contract with nature” as a foundational basis for such evaluation but subse-quently challenges this notion. The paper posits that political and material-ecologicalaspects significantly influence aesthetic judgments in these spaces. It argues that theseelements are integral to eliciting a direct aesthetic experience and necessitates explicitexplication in their interpretation. This study further interprets gardens and parks as akinto works of art in that they represent, albeit without conventional subject matter, thenuanced relationships to the lives of individuals. The paper elucidates the more profound,often unspoken dialogues between nature, culture, and individual experience by viewingthese spaces as representational mediums.

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