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Bouquet for flowers
Some plants secrete oils to communicate. In dry weather their oils carry signals that spread out through the soil, warning root systems to rest and seeds to stop germinating. When rainwater falls it dissolves these oils, splashing their residue into the air with a selection of other compounds. This mixture makes the smell of fresh rain, a smell of plants remembering to grow.
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Paths in the cemetery were often damp with rain. Like lines on a hand drawn grid they were paved in a series of unequally shaped rectangles, with blocky metal chests spaced out along their edges. The metal chests were two feet tall by two feet wide and designed to blend with their surroundings, their flat walls painted green to match the grasses. Up close the middles of the chests were hollow and divided, housing separated bins for garbage and compost. The garbage bins collected coffee cups, bags from the area’s dog walkers and empty takeout...More
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Bouquet for flowers
Some plants secrete oils to communicate. In dry weather their oils carry signals that spread out through the soil, warning root systems to rest and seeds to stop germinating. When rainwater falls it dissolves these oils, splashing their residue into the air with a selection of other compounds. This mixture makes the smell of fresh rain, a smell of plants remembering to grow.
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Paths in the cemetery were often damp with rain. Like lines on a hand drawn grid they were paved in a series of unequally shaped rectangles, with blocky metal chests spaced out along their edges. The metal chests were two feet tall by two feet wide and designed to blend with their surroundings, their flat walls painted green to match the grasses. Up close the middles of the chests were hollow and divided, housing separated bins for garbage and compost. The garbage bins collected coffee cups, bags from the area’s dog walkers and empty takeout...More
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