Chicken Sh@# features the day-to-day lives of four chickens, decomposing piles of garbage, and a self-contained bionic hydroponic growing system designed to cultivate grass within one’s own chest. Interactive elements will encourage visitors to sow their own seeds, and propose alternative uses for hubcaps. The exhibition provides a critical examination of the urban ecosystem, ultimately exploring DIY culture, waste, and alternative means of food production.
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Gabriel Brown, a Spokane native, recently received his MFA from Washington State University. Rimas K. Simaitis, a Coeur d'Alene native, has received public funding from the National Endowment for the Arts & the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and has recently been nominated for multiple fellowships in order to pursue his graduate coursework in fine arts.