We’ve all heard of Green Roofs and Green Walls, but how often do you hear of a Green Square? And where would you find such a thing? Green Square of course! From 21 September – 21 October as part of the Art & About Festival, Green Square station is home to The Great Crate.
Measuring 10m² and containing over 25,000 plants, The Great Crate is a giant cube-shaped installation created from living and recycled materials. Over the last few months, thousands of packets of fast-growing broad beans were distributed by mail to residents and businesses in Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Rosebery and Waterloo, along with easy to grow instructions on how to grow them on the balcony or in your garden.
The city encouraged the community to nurture the seeds until the festival began last weekend, they have now been collected and transformed into a giant green square. At night, the cube is lit up with LED fairy and flood lights.
At the end of Art and About, Sydneysiders are invited to take a plant from the cube for free, where they can continue nurturing it back home, or alternatively eat it.
This is my favourite project in this years Art and About Festival, as it’s nice to see a project with so many dimensions. Not only is this a stunning public art project but it’s about the community coming together and growing together (literally and figuratively). It’s also about promoting sustainability and celebrating the environment in a way that has a lasting positive impact.
Anyone can take part in the project by donating plants or joining the online community on Facebook where it’s hip to be square, and share Great Crate photos, event information and project discussions.
The Great Crate was developed by Plus One, a collaboration of creative studios and individuals, including design studio Theodore & Associates, architect Andy Macdonald and curator Danella Bennett.
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