Agri-Cultured

In the early 1970s, Dorothy Retallack conducted experiments of the effects of sound and music on the growth of plants. She published her findings in a book entitled "The Sound of Music and Plants." As we all know from her findings and countless science fair projects, plants seem to respond positively to nature sounds and classical music (although there are persuasive arguments that mathematical heavy-metal is more beneficial to the plants).

We at SPACES are not as concerned about the physical growth of our plants, but of their cultural enrichment. That is why we have three flats of seedlings that receive at least 1 hour of culture each day. This culture comes in the form of experimental music, sound art, video art, art films, and exposure to art objects. We are documenting the daily exposure below. When you come into SPACES, you may take one plant home for free, continue to nourish and enrich it, and harvest its culture-laden fruits. You may select from sweet basil, mixed belle peppers, and swiss chard.

05.17: Tristan Perich's "1-Bit Symphony"
05.18: Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries"
05.19: Music mix from Pandora
05.20: Nicolas Philibert's "To Be and to Have"
05.21: Selections from The Vault
05.22: Amy Young's "Building a Rainbow"
05.23: Van Halen's "1984"
05.25: French New Wave Films
05.26: Michael Mercil's "Inventive Men"
05.27: Selections from The Vault
05.28: Selections from The Vault
05:29: Michael Mercil's "Covenant"
05.30: Memorial Day Vacation
05.31: Michael Apted's "42 Up"
06.01: Robert Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar"
06.02: Mills College Online Stream (experimental music)
06.03: Selections from UbuWeb's Ethnopoetics
06.04: Michael Mercil's "Ladder for Fruit Tree"
06.05: Relaxation
06.06: John Cage's 4'33"
06.07: "We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen"