Wednesday, March 31, 2010

First Experiments

Experiment #1 - Liz Solo
Two leaves, the same size and from the same onion plant, were plucked at the same time and each placed in identical settings. One leaf was then surrounded by special objects while the other was placed among dirty tissues and cigarettes butts. Every day the artist showers one leaf with loving thoughts and praise:
The other leaf she derides, swears at and takes out all of her frustrations with the St. John's arts scene.
Experiment #1 - Jesse Walker
Two onion plants of relative size were each placed in separate cardboard boxes in identical settings. The Artist Jesse Walker directs love to one onion plant while looking into a mirror:The other onion plant he ignores:
Observations: After Two Weeks this is the result of Liz Solo's Experiment:

And Jesse's experiment: