The grain elevator project has finally hit puberty after a long, arduous adolescence. An evolution was birthed this week at a board of directors meeting. The project will re-emerge in 2010 as a large scale temporary public mural project. The idea is to call artists, national and international, to conceive of a panel image the size of a silo (25' x 100') that speaks to land use, agriculture, and food production. The panels will be up-lit at night, most likely printed on large vinyl canvasses, and sponsored by the many food oriented companies headquartered in the area. The day of unveiling will include a notable national speaker. The next part is not confirmed, but emerged from an inspiring conversation with our newest volunteer whose pre-landscape architecture profession was the culinary arts. The night of the unveiling will also include a 300' dinner table on the ground next to the elevator - the same length as the elevator's footprint - and the most amazing locally produced meal we can conjure up. There is nothing more compatible than dinner tables and infrastructure............................ right?
[Image Credit: Longest dining table in the world in Lisbon, Portugal, photo from the BBC]
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