Lifecycles

Kale Film – 95 days to harvest

Matthew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:16:55 +0000

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Kale – 95 days to harvest

Squash Film – 55 days to harvest

Matthew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:15:10 +0000

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Time lapse film of squash growing in Phoenix, AZ. 55 days to harvest.

Broccoli Film – 105 days to harvest

Matthew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:14:08 +0000

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radish film – 40 days to harvest

Matthew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:12:04 +0000

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Time lapse of radishes. 45 days to harvest.
I am a fourth generation farmer whose land and life are quickly being overcome by suburbia. Because of the encroachment I was inspired to create ‘lifecycles’ to collect and share the images from the most important daily process of agriculture, the growth of our produce. Using timelapse photography, I have begun the process of filming everything I grow, and inviting other farmers to do the same. The arranged short films show a single production cycle of each plant/tree. Ambient noises are taken from the farm and plants while growing, and the accompanying music is composed by musicians inspired by the footage. I invite you to watch your food grow, and better understand what an effort these plants undertake to make it to the marketplace and later to your tables. Thanks for your time, and I hope you enjoy watching them grow as much as I have.
Matt

‘In this Week’ article Salt Lake City

Matthew — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:59:34 +0000

A link to a article in local newspaper “In this Week”

Sundance Interview by Mike Plante

Matthew — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:54:59 +0000

http://festival.sundance.org/2010/news/article/meet_the_artists_matthew_moore_tracks_foods_journey_from_seed_to_market/

Still from New Frontiers

Fresh Market Grocery Store installation

Matthew — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:50:52 +0000

Here are some photos from the grocery store

Fresh Market Grocery Store in Park City, Utah.

lettuce at the market

radish at the market

the biggest fans

Sundance Chaos!!!!

Matthew — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:59:15 +0000

Well Sundance 2010 has officially begun. The last couple days have been great, rushing around meeting new people and getting information about the project out there. My seed packet descriptions have been going like hotcakes, and so has the oranges and grapefruits. Some braver souls have grabbed some kale and squash. I have been pushing people to take the brocolli and carry it down the street with them, promting others to woder were the heck they got it and thus sending them to our installation in the basement of 333 main street. We will see if that works;) It has been snowing none stop here, so moving around is a little difficult. We have not gotten the chance to see too many movies yet, but we have met some wonderful artists and theoir incredible projects as a part of the New Frontiers programming.

New Frontiers Installation

New Frontiers from below

Setting up for Sundance

Matthew — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:03:21 +0000

setup at new frontiers on main street

Well the mad rush to get everything up, ready, and running. I installed the grocery store (Fresh Market in Park City) first, and then with the help of my wife Carrie Marill, and my friends Nolan Roddick and Adam Murray, installed in the ‘New Frontier’ venue on 333 Main Street in downtown Parkcity in the heart of the festival. It went pretty well, and we managed to have a little fun in between a myriad of technical difficulties.

Materials for Sundance

Matthew — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:13:18 +0000

My press materials came in yesterday. I have been working with a local company to design seed packets that have information on the lifecycles project as well as providing people with some seed and a printed time lapse of that plant for reference. They turned out beautifully. Now all I have to do is fill each of the packets (Squash, Lettuce, Chard, and Radish – 750 of each) with seed!!! Any volunteers? I figure these are better than business cards, and if people throw them out, they will be seeding a landfill somewhere…. (If you can’s see all of the image below, right click on it and open in a new window. I tried to post it as a smaller image, but it is hard to make out the text….and I am not terribly skilled at this yet so I appreciate your patience;)

Lifecycles Flyer