In this book of photographs and commentary on gardens built by homeless or impoverished New York City inhabitants, Diana Balmori and Margaret Morton liberate the work garden from its transitional association with wealth and leisure, and connect it to a more ephemeral but not less powerful group of constructions made by people deprived of their basic needs. In their reuse of nearly everything discarded, their sparing use of water and plant materials and their economical treatment of space, these gardens speak the languages ...
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In this book of photographs and commentary on gardens built by homeless or impoverished New York City inhabitants, Diana Balmori and Margaret Morton liberate the work garden from its transitional association with wealth and leisure, and connect it to a more ephemeral but not less powerful group of constructions made by people deprived of their basic needs. In their reuse of nearly everything discarded, their sparing use of water and plant materials and their economical treatment of space, these gardens speak the languages of our times. All the gardens documented here are or were on the Lower East Side of New York and were built by either the homeless or by tenement dwellers and squatters who appropriated the spaces and turned them to their own use. They are not subsistence gardens, but gardens made up of found objects in an effort to mark off a space for pleasure, social activity or private retreat.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Fine- in Fine- jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 147 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. "By focusing what homeless people make people make not for material comfort but from social and spiritual need. This book offers insight into both the meaning of landscape and the place and a garden in the life of an individual under duress." A fascinating photo documentary. FINE-HARDCOVER, FINE-DUST JACKET. Previous owner's name present. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.
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Very good in Good jacket. Dust jacket is bumped at top edge and has previous seller's sticker on front flap. Top edge of spine is lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Stamp on front end leaf; inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.
