This is the art piece Neukon Vivarium by Mark Dion. This is a nurse log that has been moved into a specially designed building that mechanically controls the environment. The fall tree is the life support to lots of living plants and animals as it decays. While visiting and hearing about the art project, the artist came in with some items to add to the display. He and some volunteers had collected animals such as a large slug and plant matter that were found in the area that the tree had originally fallen.
Here is Mark and a volunteer looking at the slug that was added to the environment. This will be a great tie-in to the 5th graders outdoor garden and water garden study. I plan to follow the project through their face book page.
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