Flax Estates

Flax Estates were seven temporary earthworks located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.  The earthworks consisted of abandoned sidewalk plots that were tilled, amended, and planted with flax (Linum Usitatissimum).  Most of the flax crops planted in the seven Flax Estates never made it to maturity; destroyed by either pigeons, dogs, or city workers.  The few plants that did make it to maturity were transformed into a single paper-based nonsite.  This project was an experiment in the production of locally sourced art materials and the transformation of neglected public micro spaces into ephemeral works of Land Art.