RUSSIA EXPO

04.11.2023–08.07.2024 MOSCOW, VDNH

Nightingale Land. Kursk region

Nightingale Land. Kursk region
Photo: Dmitry Belitsky

The flowerbed of the Kursk region is crowned by the Triumphal Arch. This Arch is an architectural landmark of Kursk, it stands at the entrance to the city. Various grasses are planted on a flowerbed _behind_ the arch. They represent flora growing in the protected area of the region.

The composition is complemented by backlit figures of Kursk nightingales with musical accompaniment — a nightingale trill, and is completed by the ‘smooth surface of the river’, made of plastic mirror and symbolizing the Tuskar and the Seim rivers. The base of the flowerbed is faced with Corten steel (also known as weathered steel), and this is the reference to the Kursk magnetic anomaly. The front side of the flowerbed is decorated in the form of a panel imitating the Corten steel.

The flowerbed contains the same meadow grasses that grow in the Wildlife Sanctuary "Streletskaya Steppe", which is known for its unique nature. Among them the feather grass (Stipa pennata). It is a perennial plant 40-90 cm tall, which forms a dense layer of grass, blooms in May-June, and in June-July is ready to propagate with seeds — caryopses. In fairy tales, epics poems, and old songs, this feather grass was called silk grass, because its ears seemed to be very soft and delicate.

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