openhouse gallery: park here
openhouse gallery: park here
'park here'
openhouse gallery, new york
on now until 30th january 2011

'park here' at the openhouse gallery in new york
image courtesy openhouse gallery
serving as a welcome escape from the winter cold, new york's multipurpose
exhibition space openhouse gallery is hosting an indoor pop-up park where
visitors are encouraged to lounge around on the faux-grass. running until
the end of january, 'park here' offers the normal comforts of a public green space
including fake trees, reflecting pond, a see saw, and even an audio recording of chirping birds.

interior view
image courtesy openhouse gallery

reflecting pond and bench
image courtesy openhouse gallery

fake foliage
image courtesy openhouse gallery

visitors taking advantage of 'park here'
image courtesy serge de garcia

image courtesy serge de garcia

exterior
image courtesy openhouse gallery

street face
image courtesy openhouse gallery
openhouse gallery, new york
on now until 30th january 2011

'park here' at the openhouse gallery in new york
image courtesy openhouse gallery
serving as a welcome escape from the winter cold, new york's multipurpose
exhibition space openhouse gallery is hosting an indoor pop-up park where
visitors are encouraged to lounge around on the faux-grass. running until
the end of january, 'park here' offers the normal comforts of a public green space
including fake trees, reflecting pond, a see saw, and even an audio recording of chirping birds.

interior view
image courtesy openhouse gallery

reflecting pond and bench
image courtesy openhouse gallery

fake foliage
image courtesy openhouse gallery

visitors taking advantage of 'park here'
image courtesy serge de garcia

image courtesy serge de garcia

exterior
image courtesy openhouse gallery

street face
image courtesy openhouse gallery
It's a kind of fake-strange nightmare to me!. I think that is realy possible to do this, but with a real trees and plants, and maybe animals, using a greenhouse technology.
HUEMAN 01.18.11
It's good!
coolh22 01.18.11
omg super adorable
pip 01.18.11
To see the audio and surround.
1245 01.18.11
interesting - it was negative 5 F here yesterday, so I find this very appealing right now
however, the literalness weakens it - I believe this sort of thing would be much stronger if it were a bit more abstract - the "pond" begins to head in that direction, but not very far
this is too much like Disney on a budget
however, the literalness weakens it - I believe this sort of thing would be much stronger if it were a bit more abstract - the "pond" begins to head in that direction, but not very far
this is too much like Disney on a budget
dbkii 01.18.11
...and in summer they pull the leaves off the trees and pump a load of artificial snow into it?
Dr. Design 01.18.11
it seems an interesting place to test a new application of mobile numerical device giving the name, origin, utilizations,... of plants that stand right before you during the visit
@AQueyrel 01.23.11
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