After a particularly damp and stormy few weeks, something appeared out beyond the buckwheat field. Going at first unnoticed, small shoots made their
way up from the soil like mushrooms after rain. Pale, fuzzy stalks, devoid of leaves, rose over the rows, twisting and
swaying gently in the breeze.
It was unclear whether they
were of plant, fungi, or animal origin. Perhaps they were an off-shoot
of the experimental crops planted a few towns over, or a new and as yet
unrecorded type of invader species. Whatever they were, they
disappeared just as quickly as they arose, leaving all questions
unanswered. As it turned out, it was the first of many sightings, and
their brief presences have become a visitation of sorts in the region.
Whether benign or dangerous, there are strange things these days.
For an Art Walk at 100 Mile Farm, in Wakefield, Qc
Felt, steel and copper wire, 2010