SARAH KAVAGE
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WETLANDS IMPROV
March 2021
Berks Nature, Reading PA
Berks Nature, Reading PA
Assistant
Dreya Kay
Community Liaisons
Jose Ortiz Pagan, Ricky Yanas
Photos
Robert Zverina, Sarah Kavage
Completely improvised, this piece was created in a patch of tall willow. We harvested the willow on site and created an immersive world within the willow patch to explore, sit, and observe the surrounding wetland and meadow.
The early spring arrival of Red Winged Blackbirds provided the soundtrack and inspiration for the build. Berks’ Senior Ecologist Larry Lloyd told us (among other things) “Don’t fight the site,” and this simple reminder to work with what nature is already doing elegantly articulated a guiding principle for the project.
That fall, Philadelphia-based Afrofuturist writer, filmmaker, poet and Assistant Programs Director at Cinespeak Vernon Jordan III led a two day, free outdoor filmmaking workshop in partnership with Barrio Alegria, Berks Nature, and Cinespeak.
The early spring arrival of Red Winged Blackbirds provided the soundtrack and inspiration for the build. Berks’ Senior Ecologist Larry Lloyd told us (among other things) “Don’t fight the site,” and this simple reminder to work with what nature is already doing elegantly articulated a guiding principle for the project.
That fall, Philadelphia-based Afrofuturist writer, filmmaker, poet and Assistant Programs Director at Cinespeak Vernon Jordan III led a two day, free outdoor filmmaking workshop in partnership with Barrio Alegria, Berks Nature, and Cinespeak.
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