The Prairie Installation

DATE: April 21-May 12. Opening reception at 6:30 p.m. April 21.

EVENT: Digital Kami is an interdisciplinary project of four installation sites at the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum, each dealing with its own theme.

A shrine installation in the peony garden will investigate issues of spiritual and physical human interaction with the landscape. The problem of invasive tree species in Michigan’s forests will be highlighted along the Ridge Trail. The fluctuating environment of the Huron River will be given a voice and documentary video footage of the land management process of the prairie burn will illuminate grasses in Dow Prairie. Together these installations point to the idea of making invisible or typically unnoticed processes of ecology and land management visible or audible.

The installations will be active during park hours of 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Sunday. Maps and artist statements are located at the booth on the north entrance to the Arboretum.

PLACE: Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan, Central Campus map: http://www.umich.edu/news/Maps/ccamp.html

SPONSORS: Grant Opportunities for Collaborative Spaces (GROCS); School of Music, Theatre and Dance; School of Art & Design; School of Natural Resources and and Environment, Landscape Architecture.

GROCSDigital KamiSchool of Art & DesignSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceSchool of Natural Resources and Environment