~DAVID L. JOHNSON . . ‘Community Garden’ / ART LOT BROOKLYN / OPENS SAT Jul 8
OPENS TODAY . . . SAT JULY 8 / 4 – 8 PM
DAVID L. JOHNSON, ‘Community Garden’
JULY 8 – SEPT 20, 2023
ART LOT BROOKLYN, 206 COLUMBIA ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11231
DAVID L. JOHNSON, ‘Community Garden’, 2023.
“COMMUNITY GARDEN . . consists of eleven street planters that have been removed from different parts of New York City. Public and private entities previously used these planters to obstruct access to steps, benches, building awnings, and other potential resting areas. Emptied of bricks, cast cement, dirt, and dead plant matter, each planter has been replanted with wild bergamot. Also known as bee balm , bergamot is a native herb to New York State that attracts pollinators such as bees, hawk moths, and hummingbirds. Chewing bergamot leaves can allieviate headaches, stomach pain, colds, and high blood pressure. The oil from bergamot plants can be used as a salve to treat burns and cuts,”
~ART LOT BROOKLYN