Lush Sod Blankets 16,000 Square Feet of a Historic Detroit Warehouse for Lisa Waud’s ‘Petrichor’
Petrichor describes the fresh, earthy scent that emanates from dry soil after rainfall. For three days in a historic Detroit warehouse, that sensory experience travels indoors, cloaking 16,000 square feet of an old factory floor in lush, green grass.
Lisa Waud (previously), “petrichor” is a site-specific installation at the Boyer Campbell Building, where she’s in the middle of a six-month residency. The idea is to offer a dose of natural calm “as a pause button” amid a hectic, urban environment that allows visitors to “lose track of time and feel like they’ve had a reset.” Contrasting the industrial architecture with verdant rows of sod, the temporary work is an invitation for people to slow down and disconnect. More
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