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I love gary

  • May 14, 2008

Here are two excerpts from the writings of Gary Snyder, poet and deep ecology philosopher.First, a poem:under the tough old stars —In the shadow of the bluffs I came back to myselfTo the real work, to 'What is to be…

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Working Bee # 2 // Moss Graffiti and Murals

  • May 10, 2008

*****photo Devin LeeFor those interested in the Sprout Out Loud! ongoing activities, please come on out Friday to our second gardening event.It will be taking place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Friday May 9th.Moss paste will be provided for murals on…

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Sprout Out Loud! Working Bee # 1

  • April 20, 2008

*****The Urban Plant Reclamation Ensemble (Sprout Out Loud!)is pleased to announce our first working bee of the season. This is the first of many activities that will be evolving seasonally. WHEN: Friday April 25th, 1-4pm // Saturday April 26th, 1-4pmWHERE:…

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Armure (treizième journée)

  • April 18, 2008

photo Devin LeeLa performance 'Armure (treizième journée)' est une méditation sur la tâche de sauvegarder nos traditions folkloriques. L'armure est une carapace vivante qui protège notre corps; ça nous rappelle aussi que notre force est enracinée dans notre contact avec…

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WWII /deep ecology / eco-psychology/

  • February 3, 2008

The Roerich Symbol brings together the idea of nature and culture.I am using it in my garden piece as a temporary plant installation because it signifies protection. Used in WWII to prevent aerial bombing, this symbol is the cultural equivalent…

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bibliography

  • February 2, 2008

'Heart of Reeds' by Chris Drury ***** EXHIBITION CATALOGUES - Manières d'agir pour demain: Environ(ne)ment: Approaches for Tomorrow. Gilles Clément and Philippe Rahm. - Arch. Andy Goldsworthy and David Craig. - Song of the Earth. Mel Gooding and William Furlong.…

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The Roerich Garden Project // Projet Jardin Roerich

  • January 18, 2008

Sprout Out Loud! is an on-growing gardener's ensemble that seeks to support and develop the relationship between residents and the land around them.Our current project — the Roerich Garden — is a site-specific earthwork located in the Maguire Meadow, one…

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The Roerich Garden, b. November 2007.

  • December 3, 2007

The Roerich Garden is a temporary community-collaborative earthwork. It was created in November 2007 to oppose the 9M$ development plans in the Mile End. The arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal plans involve extending St-Viateur further east towards Henri-Julien, expropriating and demolishing several…

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Abstract ( a vision for art & ecology )

  • October 28, 2007

photo by John Naccarato*****The focus of this paper's inquiry is in the connection of art to the environment and its multiple living systems. In studying specific artistic groups and individuals who integrate a response to land into their practice, I…

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The Land tells you what to do…

  • October 8, 2007

*****I watched a documentary film yesterday called 'TableLand', which was being showcased as a part of Pop Montreal's yearly movie series: For more info: http://www.p1-productions.com/tableland.html. The movie's focus was on small-scale food production, and the leaders of the movement towards…

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Sources, Texts & Documents:

  • September 30, 2007

'Home Free' by Diane Cox*****- Viktor Papanek ('Design for the real world') (Friends with Buckminster Fuller. Wrote manifesto calling on designers to quit profit seeking to design simple things that people need).- Janine Benyus (Book called 'Biomimicry'. About mimicking biological…

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Project Synopsis

  • April 23, 2020

***** Project Synopsis: This will be an academic paper, so I plan to do research and writing over the entire academic year on artists working with land. The first part of the semester, leading into mid-Decemebr will consist mostly of…

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Independent Study beginnings

  • September 15, 2007

ART*LIFE: nature.body.community; Intentions are clarifying around my theme for the paper now, as I consider my motivations for my performative/visual art. For the last year, I've been driven to bridge mediums in my art practice as I explore a way…

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