BIF-2 Summit: Michael Singer
Michael Singer believes “that things need to become more complex.” What if… artists are researchers? What if… an artist does work where no one can see it? He did artwork in natural environments such as the Everglades. What does that tell us about the role of humans there? The role of light? He showed his work in the Denver airport; an acre of wild untamed landscape inside an airport, right next to a McDonald’s. In his work, What If? becomes Imagine.
What if you think about parts of your city that you have trashed? Materials left over from a recycling center can become part of an eco-research park.
Living with infrastructure: can we live with what sustains us? Pictured, a power plant that uses excess heat to grow plants; the nurseries embedded in the plant are used by local non-profits who would otherwise need to go upstate for food sources.