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| Agnes Dene' Wheatfield - A Confrontation (1982) |
I would like to create a sculpture that reaches beyond sustainability from just an individual message to have a physically positive impact on the specific environment the work is situated in. Agnes Denes’ 1982 sustainable art piece Wheatfield – A Confrontation has been a great political and moral influence on my work. A feminist Land Artist, Denes planted a 2 acre field of wheat in a vacant lot in the middle of New York City, it was a comment on “human values and misplaced priorities.” The then harvested 1,000 lbs of grain travelled to 28 cities around the world for The International Art Show for the End of World Hunger. The grain was then symbolically planted all around the world.
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