Invasive
56 pages
190 x 220mm
ISBN 978-1-9162336-1-4
A multi sensory exhibition with (invasive) plants: Bindweed, Floating Pennywort and Himalayan Balsam. Shift Gallery 2-23 June 2019
The first known use of the word invasive was in 1598
I ‘paint’ the walls of the gallery with the leaves and flowers of invasive species. I respond, move and create to the music written for each of the three plants. Visitors watch and wander, converse and read the poems and invasive species information on the walls of the gallery. The work continues for two hours, on occasion being interrupted by a recitation of the poems, nettle tea and a piece of cake and interweaving rising curiosity about how ‘invasive’ can be interpreted.
Poems
Kay Syrad
Music
Bindweed | Jonathan Dove
Floating Pennywort | Ian McCrae
Himalayan Balsam | Alex MacInnis
Published in 2019 by Elephant Press
All rights reserved
Printed by Elephant Print Ltd
Climate neutral printing
56 pages
190 x 220mm
ISBN 978-1-9162336-1-4
A multi sensory exhibition with (invasive) plants: Bindweed, Floating Pennywort and Himalayan Balsam. Shift Gallery 2-23 June 2019
The first known use of the word invasive was in 1598
I ‘paint’ the walls of the gallery with the leaves and flowers of invasive species. I respond, move and create to the music written for each of the three plants. Visitors watch and wander, converse and read the poems and invasive species information on the walls of the gallery. The work continues for two hours, on occasion being interrupted by a recitation of the poems, nettle tea and a piece of cake and interweaving rising curiosity about how ‘invasive’ can be interpreted.
Poems
Kay Syrad
Music
Bindweed | Jonathan Dove
Floating Pennywort | Ian McCrae
Himalayan Balsam | Alex MacInnis
Published in 2019 by Elephant Press
All rights reserved
Printed by Elephant Print Ltd
Climate neutral printing
56 pages
190 x 220mm
ISBN 978-1-9162336-1-4
A multi sensory exhibition with (invasive) plants: Bindweed, Floating Pennywort and Himalayan Balsam. Shift Gallery 2-23 June 2019
The first known use of the word invasive was in 1598
I ‘paint’ the walls of the gallery with the leaves and flowers of invasive species. I respond, move and create to the music written for each of the three plants. Visitors watch and wander, converse and read the poems and invasive species information on the walls of the gallery. The work continues for two hours, on occasion being interrupted by a recitation of the poems, nettle tea and a piece of cake and interweaving rising curiosity about how ‘invasive’ can be interpreted.
Poems
Kay Syrad
Music
Bindweed | Jonathan Dove
Floating Pennywort | Ian McCrae
Himalayan Balsam | Alex MacInnis
Published in 2019 by Elephant Press
All rights reserved
Printed by Elephant Print Ltd
Climate neutral printing