"(installation view photos at MassMOCA by Kevin Kennefick, detail photos by Vaughn Bell, Parking Lot photos by Vaughn Bell)

Commissioned by MassMOCA, Northhampton, Massachusetts, 2008
Redesigned for Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, 2013
“Parking Lot Project” installation, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2015

acrylic, hardware, plants and mosses native to the area, soil, organic matter, water, and water sprayers

Viewers experience the landscape at eye-level by placing their heads within the terrarium-like structures. The experience is multi-sensory and immersive, with muffled sounds and smells of earth and moss. Viewers find themselves in intimate proximity to soil, plants, and each other, sharing the same air."

https://www.vaughnbell.net/village-green.html