Join interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray in this Instagram Live series every Friday at noon as she talks about creating the Manhattan Tundra Project, a living sculpture that is an emergent ecosystem, and inspired by her residency at the LMCC Arts Center on Governors Island. Each week, Elizabeth will give viewers a tour of the work in progress and let them eavesdrop on her as she chats with experts about how to use new materials focused on ecology and re-use. Watch live @elizdemaray. (Arts Event Producer: Ellen Sturm Niz)
March 18 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with Igor Bronz of Leaf Island, a green technology company focused on the design, testing, and fabrication of biophysics-driven, modular, scalable and replicable green/blue infrastructure products and technologies that replicate resilient processes found in nature. Leaf Island’s award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.
March 25 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz of Leaf Island, a green technology company focused on the design, testing, and fabrication of biophysics-driven, modular, scalable and replicable green/blue infrastructure products and technologies that replicate resilient processes found in nature. Leaf Island’s award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.
April 1 at noon via IG Live
TBD
Elizabeth Demaray is a sculptor who works in art and technology, art/sci collaboration, and biodesign. During her residency, Elizabeth will be working on the pattern for a living sculpture called the Manhattan Tundra Project (MTP). These pieces are the landmasses of the NY harbor as seen from the top of the World Trade Center. These forms will be turned into soft-bodied sculptures and embedded with the seeds of indigenous plant forms.
Elizabeth will also be constructing the shape as a 3-dimensional form in a geotextile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.
“In this photo, I'm holding the pattern piece for Governors Island. I will be constructing this shape as a 3 dimensional form in a geo textile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.. I will be interviewing the scientists, designers, and artists helping me with the project on Instagram Live on Fridays at noon.” —Elizabeth Demaray