Rooted in the Earth commemorated people nominated as deserving a public tribute in the form of living flowers in London parks in 2009. It was a Bank of America 2009 CREATE Art Award commission by artist Joshua Sofaer and was part of CREATE, an annual arts festival across East and South East London.
The five ‘carpet bed’ displays covered over 140 square meters in London parks and included more than 55,000 individual plants.
Tower Hamlets, Museum Gardens E2 9PA
FRANK WHIPPLE
nominated by Julia Gregory
Waltham Forest, Ridgway Park E4 6XQ
FLORRIE BEDWELL
nominated by Stella Creasy
You can find pictures of the other four tributes statements about the people nominated at http://www.rootedintheearth.co.uk