vanessa harden: the subversive gardener

vanessa harden: the subversive gardener


precision bombing device I

canadian designer vanessa harden once again investigates existing social tribes, focusing on the guerrilla
gardening movement. guerrilla gardeners congregate to illegally plants flowers and other wildlife in
neglected urban areas. while these gardeners typically work at night to prevent being caught, harden
explores covert instruments that they could use to do their work in broad daylight. harden took
inspiration from spy gadgets to create secret ways to plant seeds. some of the tools hide in secret pouches
inside bags and purses, while others are even more complex like the 'precision bombing device I' which
can shoot out seeds, but looks like a typical camera lens. the other device is named the ‘precision
bombing device II’ and attaches to the gardeners leg, releasing seeds as they walk around.

http://vanessaharden.com




2-round tactical gravity planter






mk II agent deployed field auger (a.d.f.a.)






precision bombing device II





photography by roel paredaens
nate db
12.17.09  
1
Very sweet project, one question though, why do you need the conveyor belt, isn't it easier/more viable to move the plants in place by hand? (since you already have to perform such a manual operation to make the hole with the briefcase)
anonimous   12.22.09

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