Created through the Eco-Artist Residency at No.9 Gardens (hosted by Sarah Jihae Kaye), Amnion is an ephemeral installation nurtured through reciprocity and care within the ecosystem. The creation process is an inquiry into land-based material transformation, repurposing flowing row cover fabric —a ubiquitous horticultural material— into shared community space. The sheer fabric protects crops from pests, pathogens, and frost, while being lightweight enough to permit all the delicious photosynthesis ingredients. It is extremely fragile, rendered “useless” after a few farming seasons, before spending up to 500 years deteriorating in a landfill. Born through processes of mending, dyeing and care, Amnion finds kinesis through collaborative participation. How can we facilitate flexible, protective queer space through land-based, anti-capitalist material practice? 

amnion

recycled row cover fabric, thread, wind

10 x 50 ft

2025