Shortly after returning from Arkansas, I discovered the building that used to be New Harmony restaurant had been painted over with a field of dandelions. Tonight, returning from my Five Guys Sunday ritual, I noticed a break in the coverage–a small circle of light that either I failed to notice before or had appeared since. Of course I crossed 16th Street and hoped to ferret out what was coming next through this peep hole.
What I found instead was a hologram of a field of dandelions. It turns out that the elaborate effort of clothing a building in greenscape was a lure to look upon an instant captured in three dimensions and to look into a building and see out upon field and sky. The presentation is as much art as the artifact itself.
Another thing I noticed were two cameras. Maybe these are just for security, or maybe the art is looking back at its admirers. Either way, Field of Dandelions is another reminder of why I choose to make my home here: Even a well-worn path in the city can reveal new mysteries and delights if you care enough to notice.