Dive into the art + science of urban soils with vivid soil chromatography experiments that reveal the hidden life and communication of dirt.
Join soil artists Rebecca Murtaugh and Marina 'Heron' Tsaplina, soil scientist George Lozefski, NCA Restoration Associate Gus Perry and community environmental partners Urban Soils Institute, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and Newtown Creek Alliance for two soils workshops.
We will encounter, feel and learn about the soil at the precise point where the Greenpoint oil spill began.
We will sample, visualize and analyze soils from 16 locations at Penny Bridge, getting detailed about the nuances of soil variations in relationship to plants, pollution, and more.We will visualize the soils' microbial life through a photographic process called ‘chromatography.’ These images will then be brought into conversation with quantitative soil analysis of heavy metals, contaminants, and other soil health factors.
