In a property in the Argentine pampas, its owners, Betina and Christian, started in 1986 an expansion project that later became a space for the refuge of native flora and fauna that are being displaced by agriculture.
There, together with her studies in horticulture, gardening, and landscaping, the owner, Betina Kühlcke, developed and expanded the park with the help of the Argentine landscape designer Elsita Schulte. Until it became what it is today, a walk among paths and sculptures, an open-air gallery, and a space for the exchange of artists in the middle of the Argentine pampas.
"It is a space where people not so connected with nature can experience contact with new forms of landscaping and also become aware of the difference between agriculture and nature," explains Betina.
The name Bellatrix, according to Betina, is a combination of the Hindu legend that says that in the beginning, the tree had its roots in the sky, and through them, inspiration came down to the leaves on earth and its connection with the sky with an infinity of stars, especially the constellation of Orion. "One of the stars reminds me of endearing moments and has this sonorous and beautiful name, Bellatrix."
Betina comments on the curatorial decisions, "More than works, we select artists, with whom we work on ideas; many times the works are series and originate after visiting the field and conversations until the idea takes its final form. The artists are part of the project and are Argentinean. Virginia Zanovello de Cavalli is with whom we developed the original curatorship of the artworks".
There are currently works by Nadia Guthmann, Edgardo Madanes, Gerardo Wohlgemuth, Juan Pablo Marturano, Desirée De Ridder, among other Argentine artists.
Source:
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-jardin/bellatrix-nid01082021/