Abahambi bamisela ukushiya London Itheminali yesi-2 yeHeathrow ngaphezulu kweeholide zasehlotyeni zikwindawo entle Heathrow kunye neRoyal Botanic Gardens, iKew namhlanje ityhila indawo eyodwa, eyenziwe ngesandla ye-12 yeemitha eziphindwe kabini zeBotanical Tapestry, ebonisa iintyatyambo zehlabathi kwiinkcukacha ezintsonkothileyo nezinemibala.
Ukufakwa kwezityalo kwenzelwe ukubhiyozela ubambiswano phakathi kweHeathrow kunye neRoyal Botanic Gardens, eKew kwaye ibonakalisa inqanaba leepawundi ezingama-25,000 eziphakanyiswe kwisingxobo sokuthenga esizinzileyo esisungulwe ngo-Novemba ophelileyo, sonyusa imali ngomsebenzi kaKew ekugcineni ubomi bezityalo zehlabathi.
Isakhiwo esilukiweyo, siyilelwe, saphuhliswa kwaye sahlanganiswa ngumculi wempahla uVanessa Barragao, sithatha inkuthazo kwindalo yendalo kunye neempawu zezityalo ezintandathu kwezinye zeendawo ezithandwa kakhulu nguHeathrow kunye neendawo eziphambili zolondolozo lweKew kubandakanya; Umthi weMaidenhair kunye neBulbophyllum Orchid osuka eChina naseIndonesia, iKofu neCola yaseAfrika, kunye neLady's Slipper Orchid kunye nePasqueflower yaseYurophu.
Ubambiswano phakathi kukaHeathrow noKew ngumanyano wendalo, kunye nososayensi baseKew abahlala behamba kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya njengenxalenye yomsebenzi wabo wokugcina iintlobo ezisengozini yezityalo zamanye amazwe. Uninzi lwenzululwazi yokuhamba olwenzayo lukwanceda i-Kew ngolondolozo lophando lwezilwanyana ezisengozini, kunye neesampulu ezifika e-UK zivela phesheya kweelwandle.
Indalo eyenziwe nguVanessa ithathe ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-520 ukuyiluka, inobunzima obujikeleze i-40kg, kunye nemilinganiselo ye-12m2. Ethetha ngomsonto we-tapestry, ophuhliswe kusetyenziswa i-8kg ye-jute kunye nomqhaphu kunye ne-42kg yoboya obusetyenzisiweyo, uVanessa Barragao uthe: “Ndiyathemba ukuba abantu bayakonwabela ukusondela ngokusondeleyo kunye ne-tapestry ese-Heathrow xa besiya kwiholide zabo zehlobo kwaye bajonge phambili ekuboneni iimpendulo zabo kolu fakelo. Kube mnandi ukufunda ngomsebenzi owenziwa nguKew kwaye ufumanise okungakumbi ngolondolozo lwezityalo nefungi. ”
U-Ross Baker, iGosa eliyiNtloko lezoRhwebo e-Heathrow, uthi: “Ingxowa ekhethekileyo yokuthenga egcinwe kakhulu ithandwa kakhulu ngabakhweli bethu, inyusa i- £ 25,000 ukuxhasa umsebenzi wesayensi ka-Kew njengobutyebi behlabathi kulwazi lwezityalo kunye nomngundo. Siyathemba ukuba iBotanical Tapestry iyavuya kwaye yazisa abahambi ngobubanzi beendawo uKew asebenza kuzo, rhoqo ngeHeathrow. ”
UMlawuli wezoRhwebo noShishino kwiRoyal Botanic Gardens, eKew, uSandra Botterell, uthe: “Intsebenziswano yethu noHeathrow ibalulekile njengoko oososayensi bethu behamba phesheya kwezilwandle rhoqo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, beqokelela iimbewu ezizakuthunyelwa okanye zibuyiselwe kwiindawo zokugcina izinto eMillennium Seedbank. . Sinethemba lokuba isikhwama sokuthenga esizinzileyo esasungulwa kunyaka ophelileyo kwaye iBotanical Tapestry ibalaselisa indawo encinci yento esiyenzayo ekwakheni ukuqonda kwezityalo kunye nefungi. ”
I-Botanical Tapestry ikwi-Heathrow Terminal 2 ukusuka ngolwesiThathu umhla we-17 kuJulayi iiveki ezintandathu ngaphambi kokuba isiwe kwindawo esisigxina kwisiphelo. Iiseshoni zobugcisa ezilungiselelwe abantwana kunye nabantu abadala ngokufanayo ziya kufumaneka ngeeholide kwaye abahambi kuzo zonke iiterminal banokuzonwabela ii-cocktails eziphefumlelweyo zezityalo kwiindawo zokutyela ezikhethiweyo.
Ekuqhubekeni kokubhiyozela ubuhlakani, amalungu eHeathrow Rewards aya kuba nethuba lokuphumelela amabhaso kubandakanya ukupasa ngonyaka ukuya eKew Gardens kunye namatikiti kumboniso weChihuly: Reflections.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The botanical installation has been created to celebrate the partnership between Heathrow and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and marks the milestone of £25,000 raised from the exclusive sustainable shopping bag launched last November, raising money for Kew's work on conserving the world's plant life.
- We hope the sustainable shopping bag launched last year and the Botanical Tapestry highlight a small part of what we do in building an understanding of the world's plants and fungi.
- Travelers set to depart from London Heathrow Terminal 2 over the summer holidays are in for a treat as Heathrow and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew today unveil a unique, hand-made 12 metre squared Botanical Tapestry, depicting global flora in intricate and colorful detail.
