Nature Preserve Urban Installation

Jodi Sharp
2012
Paper

Nature Preserve Urban Installation is a public interjection into the city of Montreal. In it, paper replicas of tree bark are wheat pasted around the city onto stereotypical urban surfaces such as glass, plastic and metal. The intention of the piece is to highlight the juxtaposition between the natural world and man-made constructions, as well as discussing the lack of real natural space within the city. As the paper gets wet it will begin to dissolve, referencing ideas of the impermanence of nature when it is not cared for.