PARTY STORE is an immersive floral intervention in port austin, michigan. for three days, in july 2021, visitors will explore a former party store overtaken by botanical installation artist lisa waud, who will fill it to overflowing with locally-sourced fresh cut flowers. the experience will be a visual cacophony, every surface enveloped--shelves covered, coolers stuffed, counters coated with a floral veneer. this public art installation offers a multi-sensory reset through the beauty and abundance of flowers, as well as nudging visitors to consider the disposable culture of travel and tourism. while the flowers in party store will be composted and all materials recycled, most items purchased in a convenience store are single-use plastics. what can be considered as we move toward redesigning our lives after quarantine?
