Thursday, October 13, 2005
Posted By:
Jeremiah Hahn
Photo:
Jeremiah Hahn
Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, artist Lauren Bon cleared 32 acres of abandoned lots east of LA and planted one million corn seeds. The project took several years to come to fruition and today the wavering green cornfield is quite a unique attraction, with a direct sightline to downtown Los Angeles. The corn will remain on the site for one agricultural cycle then moved to another location to be dried and displayed before being turned into biodegradable containers. On the website for the project, Lauren Bon talks about the ideas and thoughts that went into the design of the space, including what it means to be public space, what the purpose of historical centers are, and where they are born from. In years to come, the Department of Parks and recreation plans to open a permanent park on the site. Right now it is an interesting place to take a stroll, go to a film screening (it is LA, they have to have those), or join in one of the many harvest celebrations.
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