WILDLIFE ANALYSIS OF THE SUBURBAN PROPERTY

Carol A Smyser, Nature’s Design, Rodale Press, 1982

Because of the woodland behind this property and the wet area adjacent to it, there is an abundance of wildlife. Small mammals are often sighted, and there are many bird species nesting in the canopy trees, which are shaded. Any destruction of the wetland habitat, indicated by the stripes, would destroy one of the necessary elements for wildlife attraction, and care should be taken to enhance and preserve this favorable habitat.

For the project “THREE STONES” (2004) Antti Laitinen dug a hole and collected the stones he found after seven minutes of digging, seven hours and seven days. For “WALK THE LINE” (2005-ongoing) the artist printed his portrait on various maps and then walked along the lines of his face. The GPS system he carries along the way records his journey, drawing the path he walked. Laitinen performed this project in Helsinki, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Luukkaa and Oulunkylä Forests (Finland), Kielder Forest, Newcastle, Pontburn Woods (UK), Warsaw, Krakow (Poland) and Athens (Greece) and Madrid (Spain).