People were So Proud of the Plants they Picked

 Even in the rain, people were excited to participate.

 It's funny how a big purple flower can change your day.

I must admit, I overheard this guy calling his friend from the cafe to come over and pick plants.  They made an afternoon of it.

 Yet another flower going out into the world.

Bicycle baskets were a preferred mode of bring the tomato plants home.

 Words with Friends at G.E.E.E. turns into Flowers with Friends...

 and even more Flowers with Friends.

This participant asked if she could take a few flowers to friends. 

 This gentleman offered a dirty limerick in trade for a plant for his lady.

 Thank you, everyone for participating.

Installation of G.E.E.E. 60637

Tuesday morning, we brought around 2,500 tomato plants that we have been growing at a south suburban greenhouse.

 We arranged the plants by variety in a labyrinth of sorts, planted our signs and set up shop.

 People were very curious and starting interacting, and spreading the word among classmates, friends, families, and coworkers.

The seedlings have been cared for in a cold house, creating healthy, sturdy plants.

People studied the varieties to find the perfect fruit for their taste.

The plants and participants really brought the concrete plaza to life.

We set up stations to write and receive poems.

G.E.E.E. 60637 at the Logan Center for the Arts

We are so pleased to have the opportunity to present G.E.E.E. 60637 at the University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts with grateful support from the U. of C. Arts, Science and Culture Initiative.

The event will be a version of "Plants for Poems" which we have previously produced at the Archive House of the Rebuild Foundation, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Hyde Park Art Center.

The exchange will be 15 varieties of mostly heirloom tomatoes and growing tips for poems and words that will document what participants are thinking this particular time and place.

To end the event, a group of U. of C. students will recite some of the poems at a closing reception.

A Note Left

 The raisins came in on trade early in the exhibit and stayed around for a while.

They were finally traded and a nice note was left.

Then and Now

 We've had hundreds of interactions and trades at Columbia.  This snapshot documents the trades as of April 16th.

This snapshot is from Opening Night.

Spring "Blues"

We've obviously had a long, tough winter.  Sophie used sky-seeing as a platform to vent spring fever.

2 of My Favorite Sky Color Descriptions

 It's funny what people use to describe the colors they are seeing.  Some descriptions are down right Proustian.