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I see yard waste on the curb for trash collection every week in my neighborhood. In the current California climate, this is pouring water into a garbage can. Why rid ourselves of the beneficial materials our plants produce?
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I see yard waste on the curb for trash collection every week in my neighborhood. In the current California climate, this is pouring water into a garbage can. Why rid ourselves of the beneficial materials our plants produce?
The best place to clip your fingernails is outside--no mess!
Even better, feed your clippings to your garden or compost. There is a lot of good stuff in there.
Dirtmaking installation - February 2016
Compost Tea Basin by Maccabee Shelley.
Video projection, glass, ceramic, metal bowl, aquarium bubbler, houseplants, seed pods, dead wood, compost, compost tea.
Compost tea is produced by aerating worm castings (worm poop) in water. Sugar and rock dust were added to the concoction to feed its rich microbiology. The microbial life propagated by the compost tea allows for a greater availability and uptake of nutrients by the plants--nutrients that were already present in the soil (thus making synthetic fertilizers unnecessary).
Parched plants in the installation were fertilized with the tea partway through the night. Growth was very noticeable within a few minutes of application.
Dirtmaking installation - February 2016
Looping video of dirt-making insects and worms, plants growing, and garden soil being inspected.
Includes ceramic and glass work by Brian Davis, Maccabee Shelley, Chris Miller, seedpods from the Colorado Lagoon (Long Beach), houseplants, vegetables, compost/dead plant matter, compost tea basin, and envelopes with hair donations (to be composted).
This installation brings attention to the natural forces that produce soil by presenting organisms during various stages of life.
Event photos courtesy of Glenn Zucman: http://ideasr.sexy/dirtmaking/
Thanks to all who participated and attended--I had a lovely time!
Dirtmaking
Saturday February 6th 5-10pm 1255 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Dirtmaking presents varying artistic interpretations of living systems relating the conventions of our wastestream and the ground beneath our feet. Food, drink, and demonstrations meditate on the regenerative possibilities of decomposition and the Life in it.
Alyssa Arney / Liz Flynn – Crocheted Compost
Rob Brown – 7pm – Sound…
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