(RE)SOURCE MARKERS

PUBLIC INSTALLATION
SACRAMENTO, CA | 2022

Miridae is working with Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA) and Atlas Lab to integrate native planting along the O Street corridor in downtown Sacramento through native planting and an original concept we are calling (RE)Source Markers. The name (RE)Source pays homage to artist Ray Eames, who the project is highlighting, as well as the concept of source populations in ecology. These are populations from which individuals disperse. In this case, the (RE)Source Markers are vertical sculptures with seed-dispersing modules built into them. These modules spread seed through wind, animals, and vibration. The modules will be re-stocked annually as part of a community event, and the seeds dispersed from them will be monitored with help from Monitoring Markers installed in a grid format along the space.

HIGHLIGHTED PLANTS

WIND-DISPERSED SEED:
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed)
Epilobium canum (California Fuchsia)
Stipa pulchra (Purple Needlegrass)
Symphyotrichum chilense (California Aster)

VIBRATION-DISPERSED SEED:
Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Clarkia unguiculata (Elegant Clarkia)
Phacelia californica (Rock Phacelia)
Sisyrinchium bellum (Blue-Eyed Grass)

ANIMAL-DISPERSED SEED:
Lupinus succulentus (Succulent Lupine)
Quercus spp. (Oak species)