This
installation is a collaborative project with Ken
Rinaldo that
resulted from discussions about indoor, sustainable gardens.
It is our hope that such systems could become alternatives to
purchasing vegetables that have been grown on petroleum-powered
farms and trucked to grocery stores (produce purchased in the
US travels an average
of 1,500 miles from farm to fork). This
hanging hydroponic garden also serves as a sculptural, indoor
waterfall. A solar pump raises the water when the sun shines,
allowing aeration, circulation of nutrients and the sound of
trickling water. The glass containers are designed to offer
a view of the complex root structures of plants; an important
element we normally do not get a chance to see.
Special
thanks to: Michael
Scheiner and Joe
Cariatti the superstar glass blowing gaffers. To produce
this work we gave drawings and 3D models of the work to these
two artists and they were able to create the works in the
most exacting way.
Thanks
also to Simon Maberley and Kami Meighan for their expert advice
and assistance in glass blowing and cold working. Thanks to
Josh Persky for advice on slumping and interesting conversations
about the physics of glass.
A
very special thank you to Ruth
King for the
invitation to be visiting artists at the Pilchuck
Glass School and to all the amazing staff who allowed
us to have the most productive (and fun) 2.5 weeks ever.
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