[spectre] Terra-Forming

[G.H. Hovagimyan]

Andreas Broeckmann wrote:
>
>folks,
>i just had a question from a friend who wanted to know whether there are
>art projects that deal with the phenomenon of 'terra forming', i.e. the
>establishment of living environments on other planets. i suggested the ass.
>of autonomous astronauts, seti@home and erik davis' 'techgnosis', but maybe
>somebody knows of projects that are actually closer to what she is looking
>for?
>greetings,

GH Comments:
There's an early environmental piece by Alan Sonfist  here in New York city. 
  It's at the corner of La Guardia place and Houston street.  It's called 
Time Landscape.  It was created around 1970.  The piece is a small slice of 
land that reproduces the plant forms and eco-systems that existed before 
Europeans colonized Manhattan.  It's not Terra-forming on a sci-fi scale but 
it is real.  Botanists and other scientists have found that after a period 
of time the balance of the eco-system was securely established. Obviously 
it's become a habitat for wild life and quite a few surprises in the species 
of plants that have interdependancies.





G.H. Hovagimyan
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