lara
bank
a partipatory project artist
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fertile creatures (series)
drawing
composting diaper
sapphire pacifier onesie armor
infant vampire formula photos
belly back
boob shoulder crows
c-section cut path
preditorXtreme (series)
sculpture
fox gun
baby quail grenades
drawings coyote sight
fox guns
prairie dog revolver
baby quail grenades
the dead garden (series)
Winter Shack, Brooklyn, NY
High Desert Test Sites, CA
the portable forest (series)
Dumbo Arts Center & Festival, NYC
The Armory Center for the Arts, CA
The San Deigo Museum of Art Monte Vista Projects, LA
Sunset Blvd. Art Concert, LA
Human Resources, LA
Washington Blvd. Art Concert, LA
Woodbury Hollywood Exhibitions
Sea and Space Explorations, LA
human pots at The San Diego Museum of Art
helmets
armbands
airplant earrings
public art places
organizer, curator, director
sea and space explorations, LA
tree and space, LA
sound in space Festival, LA
100 person solo show, LA
participatory
you are the largest thing on Earth
art of exchange
primal scream painting booth
we
miss
wish
sculpture/installation
data planter yard search
loop
blue kiss
island of misfit toys
concept paintings student waste painting portal paintings
black holes
LED Paintings
videos
Periphery Murder Mystery
Paradigm Shifts Frighten Small...
A Flat Ontology
born free
performative
Digital Improvisational Ensemble
public art places
organizer, curator, director
sea and space explorations, LA
tree and space, LA
sound in space Festival, LA
100 person solo show, LA

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Human Pot Armbands
succulents, draught tolerant plants, moss, armband, velcro, elastic, dirt, stain, landscaping fabric, metal plant tags
2011
Human Pot Armbands were worn by participants as a part of a one night event featuring wearable foliage accessories tailored for distinct environments that Bank created for The San Diego Museum of Art for their Summer Salon Series.
also see: the Portable Forest with human pots and human pot helmets and airplant earrings |
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07/2011 The Portable Forest with Human Pots by Lara Bank for The San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA. Armbands created for two diametrically opposed environments (Desert, a draught tolerant series and Yard, the water needy series) were worn by show visitors/participants. Above is Desert (Daisy) demonstrated by Lara Bank.
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Yard
(the first Human Pot)
Irish moss, wood box, ipod arm band, thread
2009
Yard is a wearable rectangular plot of irish moss/grass designed to fit within the tatooed rectangular art space on the forearm of John Barlog. It was worn by John Barlog's for a week in conjunction with his show Traveling Open Art Display (TOAD), Up in Open Arms at Sea and Space Explorations, LA, CA, 2009.
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John Barlog's wearing Yard by Lara Bank, 2009.
© 2025 L. Bank
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John Barlog's wearing Yard by Lara Bank, and John Burtle's wearing Egg by Clay Chaplin, curated by Lara Bank, 2009.
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