Hothouse for the Flora of Our Own Making(or the fruit of our convenience)
Site-specific installation, Maryland 2019
516″ x 120 x 180″
clear polyethylene #4 repurposed plastic, wood, filament and light The artwork is a spectacle of endless consumption and a reminder of how a material of our own design has become a staple of our environment and is rapidly transforming the natural world.
The installation juxtaposes the flora of the natural world, as evidenced in the lush plant life of Ladew’s Gardens, with an illuminated, ethereal hothouse of polypropylene vegetation-a human creation.