Les plants de maïs restaurent la diversité des usages

#26. Les plants de maïs restaurent la diversité des usages

© Notacornfield. Courtesy the Annenberg Foundation.

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Un projet d’agriculture urbaine visant à rendre les habitants de Los Angeles conscients de leur environnement naturel. Not a Cornfield était un champ de maïs de 13 hectares semé à l’emplacement d’une friche industrielle. Les semailles, l’entretien et la récolte du maïs ont sollicité la participation des collectivités locales et d’habitants du grand Los Angeles, qui ont ainsi repris contact avec l’importance de l’eau et des cycles saisonniers, éléments occultés par l’infrastructure bétonnée de la ville. Le site est en voie de devenir un parc d’État et le projet a mené à la création de Farmlab, un atelier interdisciplinaire de Los Angeles. La South Central Farm était rasée par les bulldozers à peu près au moment de la création de Not a Cornfield. On s’est alors retrouvé avec un surplus de terre fertile et des arbres fruitiers qui devaient être déplacés pour être sauvés – c’est ainsi que sont nés plusieurs projets de Farmlab, dont Agbins, des boîtes recyclées contenant un terreau fertile provenant de la South Central Farm, et Junker Gardens, une proposition visant à utiliser des carcasses de voitures comme conteneurs horticoles.

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Actors: Farmlab (Lauren Bon), habitants de la ville

Location: Los Angeles, États-Unis, depuis 2005

Tools: Sarcleur, grains de maïs, eau

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Comments

Dec 23, 08 Jeremy Rosenberg:

Hey, Actions Fans:

To learn more about Lauren Bon's Not A Cornfield project (2005-2006), please feel free to visit the website, www.notacornfield.com.

And to learn more about the Farmlab project (2006-), please feel free to visit the website, www.farmlab.org.

Farmlab is an artwork that took place after the conclusion of Not A Cornfield.

Viva Todos Los Actions,
Jeremy Rosenberg
For Metabolic Studio
[the 2009 home of Farmlab, Chora, and more]
info@farmlab.org

Jan 9, 09 cca:

Thanks Jeremy, we've also added the link in the side bar at the right.

Oct 14, 09 Karston:

he site is gradually becoming a state park, and the project led to the creation of Farmlab, an interdisciplinary studio in Los Angeles.
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Oct 14, 09 Karston:

The site is gradually becoming a state park, and the project led to the creation of Farmlab, an interdisciplinary studio in Los Angeles. The South Central Farm was bulldozed at almost the same time as Not a Cornfield was created.
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May 19, 10 Anonymous:

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Jun 19, 10 Jarrod:

This is an awesome idea. I like to think of life in these terms to an extent. I think people go through certain seasons in their life to get them ready for whats to come. This is the same principle as the corn where the corn harvest prepared the ground for something else. There are so many farming principles that are universal.
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