Posted in Berlin plants, From our readers, Questions & discussion, tagged art, Berlin, exploring, lichtenberg, residency, street, street art, travel, video, walks, weeds on 27 May 2014| 1 Comment »
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Forschungs-Spaziergänge am See, um den Bahnhof Lichtenberg, in Parks und in einem Friedhof. Unsere Woche als Künstlerinnen in Residenz in Lichtenberg Studios war unglaublich voll und ging zu schnell zu Ende. Am Freitag, ein paar Tage vor der Abreise, haben wir zu einer Kunstveranstaltung und Prämiere eines Kurzfilms, der in diesem kürzen aber intensiven Zeitraum in Lichtenberg entstanden ist, die Öffentlichkeit eingeladen.
Posted in Berlin plants, tagged art, Berlin, flowers, lichtenberg, lichtenberg studios, nature, photography, pictures, residency, weeds, window on 22 May 2014| 4 Comments »
Berlin is in full bloom. Spring started early this year, so now, in mid-May, we are finding the city’s green spaces and empty lots covered in foliage, wildflowers and interesting weeds. On yesterday’s walks (to forage elderflowers near the residency studio, and later exploring Karlshorst with its allotment gardens and green spaces around the racetrack), we found ourselves interested in the specific plants we encountered, and collected some specimens.
Posted in Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged art, Berlin, city, event, lichtenberg, photography, pictures, residency on 6 May 2014| 5 Comments »
We have news! In a few weeks, Sara will be traveling from New York to join me for a mini artist residency at Berlin’s Lichtenberg Studios. For one week, we will be exploring the urban plants and people of Lichtenberg, one of the city’s quieter, more old-school districts where the East Berlin atmosphere still lingers.
We warmly invite you to join us on the evening of May 23… (more…)
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged acoustic, Brooklyn, exhibition, folk, houseplant, jam, john prine, music, open source, residency, secret lives of plants, south slope, urban plants on 19 October 2009| 3 Comments »
Now that we’ve had a breather after our breathless and beautiful residency at South Slope’s Open Source, I want to start sharing images and footage of what we did there for those who couldn’t make it – and also for those who did visit and contribute, but want to revisit! This video captures just one song of many from our closing event, the Jam for the Plants.
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Posted in Berlin plants, Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged artists, Brooklyn, exhibition, installation, New York, Open Source Gallery, residency on 19 August 2009| 2 Comments »
Urban Plant Research’s first New York exhibition and residency began last Saturday at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn! It kicked off with an opening party filled with friends, neighbors, fellow artists and plant lovers, pizza and beer.
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