Roberto Rovira

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Lemon Drainfield

The drainage patterns of a popular public lawn at Rhode Island School of Design were ‘drawn’ with over two thousand lemons–their pattern representing the flow of water throughout the site. Founded in 1996 in Providence, RI, Guerrilla Gardens focused on developing the medium of the “semi-anonymous” temporary installation as a way of expressing the potential of landscape architecture and architecture in various urban spaces.

[Collaborators included Kimberly Mercurio, Patti Roca, Jeff Brandt, Lola Bellaflores, Jim Drain, Timerie Gordon, Chris Nielsen, Mimi Ahn, Manuel Morales, Justin Minda, Maria Alejandra Lovera, Gabriela Lovera, Jesse Tucker, Elizabeth Torbit, Lilla Wells, Sarita Govani, Steve Jones, Joshua Galloway, Marcus Epps, Lisa Langer, Megan McLarney, Brett Rogers, Liesel Fenner, Joelle Byrer, Jeff Asanza, Lea DeLeonardo, Timon Phillips, Jerry Delpriore, Aaron, Eugene Yu, Sosei, and many others].