i made a simple dinner this evening of cooked kasha with steamed broccoli.
afterwards, greg and i went for a walk on the high line.
this plant is called rattlesnake master or eryungium yuccifolium and is native to the prairie grasslands of eastern and central north america. it supports many pollinators and is a good source of food for birds in the winter.
walking by the smoke bush shrub . .
artwork by kapwani kiwanga (1971, canada) titled on growth (fern encased in glass).
but wait, there's more! film by chloe wise (a critique on our consumer culture).
Were they showing the whole movie there? Did people stop to watch? I like the fern artwork.
ReplyDeletePeople stop to watch parts of it . . I'm not sure how long the full loop is. The fern artwork was interesting!
DeleteI see. How did the fern get fresh air under the glass?
DeleteI'm not sure. Here is an excerpt from the High Line's website about the art piece:
Delete"The work references Wardian cases, a predecessor of the terrarium, which were used to transport uprooted plants to Europe from overseas, allowing those species to continue to thrive amid London’s polluted air in the late 19th century. These enclosures resembled jewelry cases at the time and, similarly, often protected treasures from distant lands. On Growth draws on the colonial histories of institutional and commercial botanic nurseries that heavily influenced the scientific understanding of plants and horticulture of today."
Interesting. I had never heard of them.
DeleteMe neither!
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