A 36-year-old artist turned a playful idea into a pop-up wetland in the LA River. By shaping river rocks into loose circles, he created a structure that trapped sediment and nurtured life. In just 10 weeks, the simple design grew into a 10-by-20-foot green island in the concrete channel.
(c) Eduardo Alemán
(c) Eduardo Alemán

Kuenstler installiert Pop-up-Habitat und schafft eine grüne Insel im LA River

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Ein 36-jaehriger Kuenstler formte aus lose angeordneten Flusssteinen ein Becken, das Sediment faengt und neues Leben ermoeglicht. Innerhalb von zehn Wochen entstand dadurch eine 10-mal-20-Fuss grosse gruene Insel mitten im 100-Fuss-breiten Betonkanal des LA River.

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