December 11, 2009
Torontoist has a terrific article on Sean Martindale's latest project, Free. Sean tells us:
"The Art Gallery of Ontario kindly let me use their parking lot for this project. It’s a fenced-off enclosure that bisects Butterfield Park and Grange Park here in downtown Toronto. The installation became a bit of a marathon as I tied it together over a solid twenty-four hour period, overnight and through some light rain. In the end, I used more than 21,663 feet of salvaged string - two high-tension lengths for each of the 231 points/nodes crossing the 44-foot distance between the fences, plus the letter outlines. So far, the squirrels haven’t chewed on it for their nests…'
Read more here.
Posted by marc at 7:45 AM in Guerilla Gardening |
November 17, 2009
From Sean Martindale in Toronto:
"For some time now, the spot in has been relatively empty aside from mud, waste and strewn garbage. There's an application to build condos on the site. It has remained undisturbed since Monday and I watered it yesterday because there hasn’t been any rain lately… Grass is pretty resilient, so it should survive and take root unless/until somebody removes it. Joe Clement assisted me with the install"
Posted by marc at 6:59 AM in Guerilla Gardening |
July 23, 2009
We absolutely love this project. Toronotist reports that local artists Sean Martindale and Eric Cheung are turning torn advertising posters on the street into street planters.
You can learn more on their blog here.
Be sure to read the full article on Torontoist here.
Photos by Michael Chrisman/Torontoist.
Posted by marc at 8:44 AM in Guerilla Gardening |
June 18, 2009
Edina Tokodi has installed her latest living wall portrait (made completely out of succulent plants) in Brooklyn for the recent Fort Green Garden Walk event. The piece is currently located on the rooftop of Green Spaces NY and will be moved to a public spot in a few weeks. We think it's amazing.
Posted by marc at 10:56 PM in Guerilla Gardening |