rus in urbe
June 2022
Exhibited at Upending | Mending,
Belconnen Arts Centre, 2022
by
Ben Ennis Butler
June 2022
Exhibited at Upending | Mending,
Belconnen Arts Centre, 2022
by
Ben Ennis Butler
Garden in the City
Our domestic landscapes bear witness to the scars of European settlement, land-clearing practices, development, localised gardening movements and, increasingly, the effects of climate change.
A viewer approaches a plinth containing a keypad and a receipt printer. They enter their postcode on the kaypad and receive a printed receipt depicting plant species that have been spotted in the specified location and predictions for future plant growth in an increasingly warmer climate.
The receipt represents the throw-away nature of current societal trends, but its contents represent a step towards the regeneration of the urban environment.
Our domestic landscapes bear witness to the scars of European settlement, land-clearing practices, development, localised gardening movements and, increasingly, the effects of climate change.
A viewer approaches a plinth containing a keypad and a receipt printer. They enter their postcode on the kaypad and receive a printed receipt depicting plant species that have been spotted in the specified location and predictions for future plant growth in an increasingly warmer climate.
The receipt represents the throw-away nature of current societal trends, but its contents represent a step towards the regeneration of the urban environment.
rus in urbe at Belco Arts. Photography: Gemma Fischer