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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update January 31, 2012

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T+T False Creek – Book Publication

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The work of T&T (Tony Romano and Tyler Brett) reflects on ideas of sustainability, green architecture and technological progress. Their artworks frequently include elements of natural systems such as solar power and organic filters in conjunction with recycled and reconfigured technology. Over the course of their diverse artistic practice, they have developed a survivalist-informed aesthetic, creating whimsical, yet critically considered artworks that provide astute commentary on our historical moment.

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update December 29, 2011

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New funghi.

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update October 30, 2011

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  Gradual decomposition over 13 month period.

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update September 8, 2011

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In the summer of 2010, following the Olympic Vancouver Winter Games, the artist team of Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser created a sculpture from materials salvaged from the Athletes Village on nearby interim lands awaiting future development. Taking the form of a larger-than-life bulldozer, a machine usually associated with fast and drastic change, the wheat [...]

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update July 30, 2011

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Over the course of 11 months of rain and sun, the wheat board panels swelled and contracted – exterior parts fell, and wherever they landed, we covered them with soil and seeds. The grasses have taken well, especially in the shady areas. This first crop is intended to bring nourishment to the soil and encourage [...]

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update July 9, 2011

The Games Are Open

Finally some summer weather! We added more soil to all of the fallen wheat board parts and then cast a healthy layer of seeds: “Ecogreen Rapid Cover Revegetation” – this is a mix of seeds that includes creeping red fescue, tall fescue, red top, fall rye, timothy, kentucky bluegrass, annual ryegrass, chardgrass, dahurian wildrye grass, [...]

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games are Open. Update June 10, 2011

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We’ve got new signage up that provides some background on the K+K project as well as how it relates to Holly Schmidt’s Grow lab across the path. Many thanks to the volunteer crew who helped to clean up the bulkhead site in preparation for the lab’s activities as well as for adding more soil to [...]

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