{"id":1904,"date":"2014-04-30T18:43:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T18:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2014-04-30T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T18:43:16","slug":"peripheral-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/2014\/04\/30\/peripheral-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Peripheral vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting to know the site for the Flotsam weirs again after a winter’s hiatus – I am reminded about why I was so compelled to want to create something here. Water courses by on two sides and the site is largely forgotten –\u00a0 between a commercial and residential zone. Growing up, these were the spaces that nourished me (and still do!). In these in-betweens, I find magic and poetry, the refugees from efficiency and Utility\u00a0 flourishing in the periphery of Progress’ tunnel vision.\u00a0 I’ve always felt refreshed in places like these.<\/p>\n

Throughout the site, water dominates, in sound, smell, and the way that the water has distributed flotsam in beautiful patterns. This time, I found some of my favorite spring ephemerals –\u00a0 trout lily, false hellebore, Solomon’s seal, and Dutchman’s breeches scattered through the site. As I walked back and forth, I mapped out the areas where I wanted to construct the woven weirs (fence like structures), noting positions of support saplings, views and landscape features I find compelling. In the process of doing so, I noted that while historically weirs had been used to trap fish for physical sustenance, my hope with these is that I might capture ideas and inspiration to nourish scientific or artistic exploration and interest.<\/p>\n

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