Instance of Resistance

Instance of Resistance #10: Feral greenery in the underground city
digital photos on fabric over-stitched onto canvas
2008
3' x 4'

detail below:


When I lived in Knoxville, TN, I took these photos in the underground city outside my studio on Gay Street. Here is an article by Jack Neely explaining a bit of the history of the city below the city

This work is part of a series I call Instances of Resistance where I search out and photograph feral plant life growing among human construction / ruins.