"Chicken House and Eco-Art Project" Far West public school, Oakland, CA,

The installation consists of a small ecosystem mediated by chickens. By taking part in the Chicken House & Eco-Art Project directly, people of the Arts Far West school community will be more conscious of their place in the ecosystem, a concept which is often forgotten in modern urban life.
The installation uses the same type of fencing that holds the school campus in. Hence, it raises consciousness regarding the meaning of the fencing in our society.

CYCLE

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Soil ( in the campus)

Micro organisms

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Rain water - - - - Solar energy

CO2 - - - - - - - - - - O2

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Plants

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Chickens - Feed

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Eggs - Human beings

Manure

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Soil (repeat)

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The Ecosystem is kept in balance by using the plants* which are fertilized by the chickensﾕ manure as feed, thus promoting the natural cycle of regeneration and growth.

*grown by photosynthesis and the mineral decomposed by the microorganisms.

The neighbors from the community are encouraged to keep the small ecosystem in balance. For example, if you take the eggs from the ecosystem, please consider bringing a chicken feed to keep the system in balance.
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