Community Transforms “Seeds of Abundance” by adding their own art

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The interactive art exhibit "Seeds of Abundance" has been transformed by the public.

The exhibit, which was first reported on by KTVZ last month, features two distinct interactive elements. People were invited to contribute bits of nature, tying them together with string and sharing their thoughts on art, Central Oregon's nature, and farming.

A second part of the exhibit involved a dark room where visitors placed white dots under a black light, further encouraging direct engagement with the artwork.

Guieu, a local artist, created "Seeds of Abundance" to foster community participation. She expressed great satisfaction with the public's involvement.

"Because you are here. You participate, you bring your imagination and you bring your creativity to it makes them feel good as it should, because everyone is creative and we are going to need so much creativity in the times to come," Guieu said.

Guieu was also pleased by the imaginative ways people engaged with the black-light room, noting that they took the art in new directions.

The "Seeds of Abundance" exhibit will be on display for one more week at the Scalehouse art gallery. Following its conclusion, Guieu is actively looking for a new venue or individual to continue hosting the main art piece. Ideally, it would be put somewhere indoors where people could continue to add to it.