Sunday, July 16, 2006

David Gallaugher's grass-lined wheel


FOR
Excellent. Funny. Smart.
It's a brilliantly simple idea. It makes us think - and smile. It is all about ecology. And nature in the city. And taking a real break from all of this. And let's all live together like one happy family.
And above all - don't take it all too seriously. Because it's conceptual - i.e., it is about the concept more than it is about what comes out of its realization. Because it's unpretensious - i.e., it doesn't intend to change the world (at least not the whole world at once). Because it's pretty - i.e., it is a relief from all this...hmmm... down to earth thinking. Oh, and because they got to hear a lot of hamster jokes, apparently.

AGAINST
How do you know where you're going? How long is the grass going to last? So this is the version of nature that architecture students have for us? Don't ask what nature can do for you, but what you can do for nature.

BOTTOM LINE
I like it.
"Even in the Public Gardens [in Halifax, NS], you're not allowed to walk on the grass."
(which is a much better statement than another reported one: that they want to "draw attention to what he considers a North American obsession with manicured lawns.")

ALTERNATIVE
Teresa Murak, Procession (1974)

thank you Jan for the link!
UPDATE: The photo of the Grass Wheel is by Andre Forget, a Halifax-based photographer. I'm terribly sorry for not putting the credit before. It is often difficult to execute on the internet (to get to the original source), but it's mainly laziness, and not incapacity or bad will, that is to blame.


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi.
Thats my photo. I don't mind it getting around but at least people should have the courtesy to give credit when it's due.
Andre Forget

Jo O'Donoghue said...

Hi ,
I am in the process of trying to track down Teresa Murak and also David Gallaugher to ask them for copyright permission on their photos for an exhibition project called Garden Greats. We would like to use these images as part of an online exhibition by MA Students at the Sainsbury Centre for the visual Arts from June 4th 2007. Does anyone know any way to contact either person? please contact Jo at Cirrus255@yahoo.co.uk or J.odonoghue@uea.ac.uk or phone on 07812251855.
thanks
Jo O'Donoghue

inchirieri apartamente cluj said...

The photo seems to illustrate a monster. As I see it of course. Also there is a spot on MTV, if I'm not mistaken of such an hairy man but I think that one is orange. After reading the other comments… to whom this foto belongs to?

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I find this a very good ideea although it is only conceptual... Yep!! This is great !

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