Live Within Skin
“LIVING WALL PROJECTS 2005-2012”
Commissioned for Twenty 20 Visual effects, Santa Monica, CA.
These modular vertical gardens integrate living vegetation with the built environment. These walls can be used to address issues of air quality, storm water runoff, thermal insulation, and sound attenuation. Live Within Skin can serve both interior and exterior applications and may be adapted to most environmental conditions through plant selection, integrated irrigation, and lighting. Featured in Detail Magazine and Transmaterial Volumes 1 & 2.
Site: San Jose, California
Commissioning Agent: City of San Jose, CA, San Jose cultural Affairs,
Lead Artist:
Freya Bardell with Brian Howe,
Brent Bucknum, Dr Michael Hamilton
Medium: Video, Photography, Wood art panels
Dimensions: Approx 5000 SF
Budget: Grants and city funding
Year Completed: 2009 ongoing
Special Thanks: Josko Kirigin, Jaime Lopez Wolters, Steven Joyner, Machine Histories
