Pop Up Garden: An Exploration of the Philadelphia Rail Park
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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An overhead view of the PHS Pop Up Garden at the Viaduct Rail Park. Photo by Rob Cardillo.
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A view of the PHS Pop Up Garden at the Viaduct Rail Park with the Reading Viaduct to left. Photo by Rob Cardillo.
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The PHS Pop Up Garden at the Viaduct Rail Park. Photo by Rob Cardillo.
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Abby Sohn’s Auditus Natura Terminale. Photo by Rob Cardillo, courtesy of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) presented Pop Up Garden: An Exploration of the Philadelphia Rail Park, a series of imaginative public installations and creative community programs led by local artists and historians that introduced audiences to the rich architectural heritage of the three-mile Philadelphia Rail Park. Utilizing archival research and community feedback gathered during a series of interpretive programs, local artists, designers, and historians created public installations inspired by the Reading Viaduct. These included Auditus Natura Terminale, a new ephemeral sound work by research-based artist Abby Sohn. The project culminated in a summer 2016 installment of PHS' popular Pop Up Garden, inspired by the rail park's native plant life and rich architectural heritage, while also considering its future.
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