Environmental Projects

This untitled work was a collaboration between Danielle Geist and three other Marywood Graduate Students. The environmental work was made of natural and recycled materials and installed on the outskirts of Marywood University's campus where it was left to disintergate, leaving seeds behind to sprout.

ARTIST STATEMENT
Having learned much about humanity's history of trying to conquer nature and the effects that it has on the plant and wildlife, it was decided that nature should be given a chance to reinstate itself on Marywood University�s campus. Our group wanted to create a work of environmental art that was a way for nature to reclaim some of its land amidst the landscaped and carefully designed horticulture of this school. Having found a spot on campus that is not landscaped, which was a difficult feat itself, we have planned an artistic installation that is meant to be broken down by the elements and the ecosystem through time. Though the early installation of our work is what most people will see, a good amount of the artwork will be the process of the breaking down of the seed filled paper, which will hopefully work itself into the ground or be eaten by local wildlife. The visual of our work may be short, but we hope the long-term effects for the environment on this campus will be long lasting.