The Wave

floating farm structure next to waterway

Swale

Mary Mattingly, 2017, site-specific public floating food forest installation on barge in NYC, image: Subhram Reddy © 2017, courtesy of the artist

Mary Mattingly

Mary Mattingly is an interdisciplinary artist exploring socio-ecological futures through sculptural ecosystems. In 2016, she founded Swale, a floating sculpture and edible landscape in New York that drove NYC Parks’ first public “foodway,” allowing legal foraging.

Instagram: @marymattingly and http://www.marymattingly.com

Plants in contains with piping

Arctic Food Forest Sculpture

Mary Mattingly, 2016, site-specific installation addressing food security through regenerative ecosystem with zone 5 and 6 edible plants, at the Anchorage Museum, image © 2016, courtesy of the artist

Circle with abstract pattern

Perigean Spring Tide

Mary Mattingly, 2022, aluminum print, 20″ x 20″ © 2022, courtesy of the artist

Circle with salt crystals

Salt Moon

Mary Mattingly, 2023, salt photographic sculpture, image © 2023, courtesy of the artist

Spherical, clear structure

Flock House

Mary Mattingly, 2014, modular structure representing a self-contained habitat with plants, hoses, hammock, and objects for survival, image © 2014, courtesy of the artist

Interior space with black platform and blackboard

What Happens After

Mary Mattingly, 2018, sculptural installation consisting of a 19,000 pound military cargo truck that is deconstructed and transformed into a platform for performance, image © 2018, courtesy of the artist

Scaffolds with plasts in containers

Water Clock

Mary Mattingly, 2023, 65-foot metal scaffold structure with edible vegetation, image: Alexa Hoyer © 2023, courtesy of the artist