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Eat a Neighbor's Fruit
Fallen Fruit is an activist art project that promotes the concept of "Public Fruit" by mapping all of the public fruit in local neighborhood communities. Public fruit is defined as all fruit that is hanging on or over public spaces such as sidewalks, streets or parking lots. The group encourages everyone to harvest, plant and eat public fruit to advocate what can and should be a commonly shared resource. Fallen Fruit is an activist art project that promotes the concept of "Public Fruit" by mapping all of the public fruit in lo... more
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FALLEN FRUIT - REAP THE HARVEST OF YOUR LAND
Fallen Fruit is an activist art project that promotes the concept of "Public Fruit" by mapping all of the public fruit in local neighborhood communities. Public fruit is defined as all fruit that is hanging on or over public spaces such as sidewalks, streets or parking lots. The group encourages everyone to harvest, plant and eat public fruit to advocate what can and should be a commonly shared resource. The goal of Fallen Fruit is tol get people thinking about the life and vitality of our neighborhoods and to consider how we can change the dynamics of our cities and common values. Fallen Fruit has also moved from mapping public fruit resources to planting fruit parks in under-utilized neighborhoods. Fallen Fruit is an activist art project that promotes the concept of "Public Fruit" by mapping all of the public fruit in lo... more
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Fallen Fruit
Austin Young, Dave Burns, Mattias Viegener's art groop: Fallen Fruit:
"Often a resident is reluctant to plant fruit trees because of the litter, fallen fruit that has to be disposed of; likewise, locals are often reluctant to pick food within their grasp because they perceive it to be private property. The slow, "natural" processes of growth and fruition dramatize the shadowy nature of private property. Who does the sun belong to, and rainwater? Why is this lemon in our public space? Is this my banana?" Austin Young, Dave Burns, Mattias Viegener's art groop: Fallen Fruit: ... more
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