TILT (what if these plants get out)

TILT (what if these plants get out) is constructed with habitat-creating materials that provide space for insects and support biodiversity within and beyond the installation’s biome, which includes a selection of native and bioregional perennials, grasses, shrubs, and mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). Throughout the exhibition, mugwort will be collected from the Park and transplanted into this area. By interplanting invasive species with key native species and inviting in what has been kept out, this installation conceptualizes what a supportive and regenerative ecosystem might look like if humans interacted more closely with non-human and “invasive” species. Mugwort is often found growing at the borders of ecosystems, on the edges of construction sites, or in sidewalk cracks, and has also been referred to as an “invader” and “opportunist” in New York State’s Invasive Species Task Force Report. Simultaneously, mugwort has many beneficial pollinator, herbal, and spiritual properties and has been harvested and cultivated by humans for millennia. Newton asks: “What if borders, edges, or margin species could be considered sites of support, nourishment, and care?” TILT reimagines what a garden can be, how it can function, and what stories it includes.
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