In the Bedford-Stuysevant neighborhood of #Brooklyn, close to the Tompkins Ave-Hancock St intersection lives the so-called “Bed Stuy Aquarium”. Born out of a leaky fire hydrant and an unfinished sidewalk, this tiny pond is now the home of several goldfish.

This ad hoc installation even has a Linktree page: https://linktr.ee/bedstuyaquarium

On my way back from buying yet another LEGO bin from the mom of a 13-year old boy who’s done with it, I stumbled on the Open Source gallery in the South Slope neighborhood of #Brooklyn.

It isn’t so much a gallery as a reconverted residential garage, but the current exposition PRECIPITATE by the SCOPE collective is definitely thought-provoking. I’ve been joking for years about the #Gowanus canal and how unhealthy it is thanks to decades of industrial sewage pumping into it, but this collective of artists and scientists decided to embrace this reality and exhibit the living sediment that evolved to survive the highly toxic man-made environment of the canal waters.

#art #science

SCOPE: PRECIPITATE - OPEN SOURCE GALLERY

Precipitate | Untitled Sludgescapes | Press Release | Precipitate Live! June 29 – July 30, 2023 Opening Reception: June 29th, 7-9pm Precipitate Live!: July 27, 7-9pm Open Source Gallery is pleased to present PRECIPITATE, a project by SCOPE.

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