The Berwick and John Osorio Buck, AIR '03 invite you to join us at

the opening reception of  U7H36 –  Sustainable Hydroponae Shelter 

When-

Reception : Oct. 26, 5 – 7 pm

Exhibit runs from October 26 – December 7, 2007

Where-

Essex Art Center

56 Island St

Lawrence, Ma. 01840

Directions:

Take the Haverhill commuter rail to Lawrence,

Two blocks north, over Merrimack River Bridge, on Union St.

Right on Island St., half a block to Art Center.

Utopia 7; Systems of Survival; Hydroponae Project

U7H36 is the second project in a series of shelters under the umbrella heading of Utopia 7. The purpose of this series has been to develop a number shelter units incorporating a variety of systems to facilitate survival, primarily practical hydroponics to grow vegetables. The Hydroponae Project is an attempt to discern the possibilities of growing food in a situation where either water quality is at risk or other environmental hazards may exist to impede traditional gardening.

U7H36 is a partial recreation of the #36 fish hut in Antarctica integrating hydroponics to supplement a limited diet. This project raises certain questions and issues about our contemporary world, how we manage our natural resources and how we might maintain ourselves in emergency situations. The hydroponics units and corresponding shelters are an attempt to envision a potential reality when the natural is literally enmeshed in the mechanical. This project hopes to provoke a dialogue concerning the very real issues involved in personal and social survival, raise awareness, and potentially pursue a positive alternative solution. 

More information at:  www.jobprojects.net

This project has been generously funded in part by the LEF Foundation and Artadia