Presented at Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, and Citysol Festival at Solar One NYC
A synthetic garden constructed from recycled materials which responds to the amount of electricity you consume. Our goal with this project was to measure how much electricity we use on a daily basis and visualize that through the life and death of flowers within the garden.
When the lamp is turned off and energy is conserved, the garden thrives and stays inflated; when the lamp is on, the garden is placed in a dying state. The Garden Electric invites you to interact with the garden by turning appliances on and off, allowing electricity to take on a tactile form.
www.gardenelectric.com
Spring 2007 - Summer 2009
with Megan MacMurray
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