August 27, 2008

Moss Typeface

by Christine Huang

It’s Nice That points us to a lovely bit of public art that just went up yesterday in London: The Mossberger Project by Anna Garforth uses moss as a tactile typeface, a sort of eco-grafitti that can be placed on walls, floors and other public spaces. Mossberger illustrates a verse from an Eleanor Stevens poem on a brick wall near Clissold Park in London. The project is part of YCN LIVE, a two-week long public and participatory art initiative currently underway in London. From the artist’s website:

Being interested in public art and ecology, it led me to thinking about sustainable grafitti. I collected a common moss that grows well on brick walls and glued it to the wall using a mixture of natural (bio active) yoghurt and sugar.

Mossberger will be on view until September 5th; YCN LIVE continues on throughout London until September 7th.

[via It's Nice That]

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3 Responses to “Moss Typeface”

  1. Karen Lau
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    August 27th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    That’s a great idea! Very inspiring in the combination of eco-responsibility and public art/outreach.

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  3. links for 2008-08-28 « Francis Anderson
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    August 28th, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    [...] Moss Typeface It’s Nice That points us to a lovely bit of public art that just went up yesterday in London: The Mossberger Project by Anna Garforth uses moss as a tactile typeface, a sort of eco-grafitti that can be placed on walls, floors and other public spaces. Mossberger illustrates a verse from an Eleanor Stevens poem on a brick wall near Clissold Park in London. The project is part of YCN LIVE, a two-week long public and participatory art initiative currently underway in London. From the artist’s website: "Being interested in public art and ecology, it led me to thinking about sustainable grafitti. I collected a common moss that grows well on brick walls and glued it to the wall using a mixture of natural (bio active) yoghurt and sugar." Mossberger will be on view until September 5th and continues on throughout London until September 7th. (tags: art streetart design typography graffiti) Posted by francisanderson Filed in Uncategorized [...]

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