A couple years back I read an article about a project Diego Bonetto set up at carriageworks. I didn't think I'd hear his name again because after reading that article I just sort of forgot about it. I managed to find the article I read again: http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/potted-slant-on-urban-jungles/2008/07/08/1215282835469.html
The article is talking about a project called The hanging gardens which was collaboratively put together by Diego Bonetto, Karl Logge and Tessa Rapaport. For the work they collected pot plants from the people living in Redfern to show the relationships people have in Redfern, with their plants and the whole community.
"It's like going to the park with your dog and you have all of these dog friends that you just know by the name of their pets," Bonetto says. "Garden relationships are very similar: 'Ah, you know that lady who owns that bougainvillea along the fence …' "
As well as showing the relationships in a community through pot plants, the work is also making an environmental comment. Bonetto, Logge and Rapaport all agree that there are green spaces in urban landscapes and, it is possible to turn urban landscapes into green ones by even simply growing a few pot plants.
I remember when I read this article I felt happy and glad to be studying art.
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