The China Post
Date: September 18, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — On a beach in Xinwu Township on the outskirts of Taoyuan, flower-like installations
Edible vegetation grows in “Float Flower” in this undated photo. In the 57 “Float Flower” bulbs assembled at the Taoyuan Land Art Festival, artist Ho Chun-hsien has planted seven to eight different types of edible vegetation, in hopes of increasing awareness and encouraging viewers to become urban farmers. (Tom Hsieh, The China Post)
filled with green vegetation gently sway in the wind as they face the ocean before them. There are 57 of them, connected and intertwined together and placed in a spiral formation in the sand.
The “bulbs” of the flower-like installations were made from debris that litters most beaches in Taiwan — plastic buoys.
The top of the plastic buoys have been cracked open and crafted in a way that mimics the shape of a tulip flower.
Edible vegetation grows inside the buoys, and visitors can gently rub rosemary leaves to leave their fingers with a fresh herbal scent.
The installation “Float Flower (福求花)” is part of the 2016 Taoyuan Land Art Festival. [FULL STORY]
