The inspiration behind the MOMA exhibit I viewed a couple a weeks ago,Rising Currents lies in the work of Catherine Seavitt (my junior independent work at Princeton University professor,in the "Mound Builders" studio),Guy Nordenson, and Adam Yarinksy: the book "On the Water: Palisade Bay". The collaborative work of engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners, and students, the book addresses "soft infrastructure" for the New York/New Jersey Upper Bay area. By developing a series of "interconnected infrastructures and landscapes that rethink the thresholds of water, land, and city," the work utilizes climate change and sea level rise as catalysts for reshaping and enriching the bay. Needless to say, it's a very fascinating work that includes horticultural infrastructure.
In updated news, I found out that material from "On the Water: Palisade Bay" will be displayed in The Venice Biennale, a major contemporary art exhibition that occurs every two years in Venice, Italy. It will be a component of the U.S. Pavilion. Quite an honor!
Visit http://www.workshopping.us/?p=74 for more information.
Peace out.
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