Russian artist Evgeny Antufiev worked in collaboration with pastor Martin Rüsch. Eternal Garden was inspired by a quote in the Bible comparing the transience of human life to the wilting
of a flower. The artist was compelled by the oblique connections formed when species are named after deceased famous figures. He adorned the Wasserkirche with bowls of roses named after literary greats, and paid homage to Vladimir Nabokov with a giant rendering of a butterfly suspended from the ceiling, a reference to the writer’sother respected career as a lepidopterist.