dunnefrankowski:

Since the start of the year, I’ve been really taken by the idea of having something green on my worktable. It goes without saying that I spend a lot of time there, but when you’re focused on the screen (as my work calls me to be) it’s easy to lose touch with the space itself, to allow it to fall from view. Nothing wrong with that, as such— it’s a function of focus. But it’d be good to see some mark of time passing other than the accumulation of dust I counter with the occasional wipe down of surfaces. Something like the lighting system above: serves concrete purpose (lighting), but also marks the passing of time. To be able to say In the time I’ve been here, something has grown, something has come into being— could serve as a powerful reminder of actuality, the passage of time, and presence. A complement or even antithesis to the memento mori skull on the desk of old; rather than a reminder of inevitable death, a reminder that you have lived. I’m also currently looking into window farms and table gardens. I’d love to track a lighting/hydroponic system like this down…

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