Disassembling of Window Farm
28 March 2010 16:00 — 17:00
The Window Farm installation will be dismantled, and distributed in segments to selected persons and organisations (make a bid!), including basic start-up hydroponic materials, and maybe even plants. This occasion will be accompanied by music from Helsinki-based electronica-dub group Dreadlock Tales, via head-phones or short-range FM transmitter.
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