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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Aug 26, 2003

Have you ever heard of a "grass photograph"? If you travel through
Chicago in the next month, you'll have the chance to see one if you stop by the Chicago Cultural Center. A couple of British artists discovered that chlorophyll reacts in much the same way that photographic film does. By projecting an image of Piero di Cosimo's "Satyr Mourning Over a Nymph" over sod kept in a dark room, the artists were able to create a living replica of the painting in shades of green and yellow.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Cultural+Center&entityNameEnumValue=128
(On the link page, click on "Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey Create Grass Art" under "Showcase".)

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 26, 2003

that's really "far out" donna. One of the things I miss when living up here in the boonies is the cultural centers. However, I must say, Brevard has more cultural events than any other town this size I have seen. I got to see Harry Belafonte at the Porter Center on Brevard College Campus a couple years ago....

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 26, 2003

That is AMAZING -- How would someone even think of doing that?

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heather_v Lenexa, KS(Zone 5b) Aug 26, 2003

My thoughts exactly gardenwife. That must really be something to see in person.

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Aug 26, 2003

GW and Heather... Obviously someone with entirely too much time on their hands, LOL!

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Aug 28, 2003

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1504640137.1062073363@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadcjeikigdfcefecelldffhdfhg.0&contentOID=536891925&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=SubAgency&blockName=Cultural+Center%2FI+Want+To&context=dept&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Cultural+Center&deptMainCategoryOID= here is a better link

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Aug 28, 2003

Thabnks, Mark. Now I wonder, who cuts the grass, and what happens to the "painting' then, LOL?

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 31, 2003

Like most science stuff, this was probably discovered on the way to something else.

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