living lounge

Fri 20th - Sun 22th February 09 | 10am - 6pm
Main Square

herbs, vegetables growing in furniture

 

Domesticity in the western world is sometimes synonymous with a comfortable lifestyle, surrounded by consumer props and the replication of nature on electronic media.
The idea of ‘living lounge’ is to encourage ‘urban dwellers’ to rethink their relation ship with the natural world, to grow their own food, and to be more creative in adapting and reusing objects, rather than replacing them. 



Lynda Hood
Lynda develops artworks from a juxtaposition of vegetation and real utility objects. The works  are grown to a specific timeframe, then transported from a distant country town to arrive in time for the 'Sustainable Living Festivals'. Her 'living lounge is an extention on last years work - food grown in supermarket trolleys, to be consumed by festival visitors.

2003 – 2004 Diploma of Visual Arts, 2 Solo Exhibitions (paintings), 10 Group Exhibitions (paintings/photographs), Installation piece at Sustainable Living Festival 2008 (‘Slow Food Take Away’ - Shopping Trolley Vegetable Gardens)