Livestock is a set of three hydroponic pods which can be planted with a variety of flora. The pods are skinned with plastic lined with multi-color LEDs that provide light to the plants.
Livestock personifies the distance between farm and table and the radical ends our agricultural industrial complex lead us towards by utilizing arealists and stilters as an intermediary between growth and consumption.
The pods are also equipped with a three-point camera system with a reactionary program so the pods interact with the viewer, writing away from intruders who come too close to their locale. Plants are harvested in a performance by aerialists and stilters and wheat grass juice or other produce is passed out among viewers.
Made possible with generous grants from the Howard L. Franks Memorial Fellowship
Edible Carnival 