Q. What inspired you to create the wall?
A. It was a spiritual thing. The magic of nature for me is really strong. People don’t realize how starved for nature they are in this city.
I was reading a lot about global warming, and it was making me depressed. I decided I was going to create my own little world, and in that world, just do positive stuff. That’s why I created this oasis.
Why are you doing this?
When I started my building company, I wanted to contribute to making New York City green. I do it through soil remediation and creating living walls.
I started doing facades. You’ve got limited options. Brownstone, wood paneling, siding, that’s it. They’re dead surfaces that contribute to the heat island effect.
What are the pros and cons?
My sex appeal has definitely increased. I’m on social dating apps and they love my living walls.
We haven’t talked about the cons. The plants are living creatures. They require some attention. People are afraid of bugs and wildlife. But we need lots of bugs and birds and butterflies. Diversity should extend further than the color of your skin. It should be diversity of creatures. It was just announced that
Bumblebees are becoming endangered -- let's inspire people to get closer to nature!
interview by Yana Paskova
photos by Gennaro Brooks-Church
A. It was a spiritual thing. The magic of nature for me is really strong. People don’t realize how starved for nature they are in this city.
I was reading a lot about global warming, and it was making me depressed. I decided I was going to create my own little world, and in that world, just do positive stuff. That’s why I created this oasis.
Why are you doing this?
When I started my building company, I wanted to contribute to making New York City green. I do it through soil remediation and creating living walls.
I started doing facades. You’ve got limited options. Brownstone, wood paneling, siding, that’s it. They’re dead surfaces that contribute to the heat island effect.
What are the pros and cons?
My sex appeal has definitely increased. I’m on social dating apps and they love my living walls.
We haven’t talked about the cons. The plants are living creatures. They require some attention. People are afraid of bugs and wildlife. But we need lots of bugs and birds and butterflies. Diversity should extend further than the color of your skin. It should be diversity of creatures. It was just announced that
Bumblebees are becoming endangered -- let's inspire people to get closer to nature!
interview by Yana Paskova
photos by Gennaro Brooks-Church
