An important aspect of the artist's practice involves nurturing
ethnobotanica, including native and heirloom plants maintained by
“plant life-support
systems”. Grow lights, plant misters, and other
environmental controls are powered by sustainable, renewable energy systems, such as solar and wind power duplicate natural environments
in
artificial but essentially “green” habitats.
In recent
installations months were spent researching
contemporary patterns of land development relative to particular
natural environments, and permission was obtained from local landowners to search for and identify
native plants in the landscape. At the close of the
botanically-based projects, plants are
donated to individual gardeners
in efforts to repopulate ecosystems
with native flora.
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