The Wave
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
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
Perigean Spring Tide
Mary Mattingly, 2022, aluminum print, 20″ x 20″ © 2022, courtesy of the artist
Salt Moon
Mary Mattingly, 2023, salt photographic sculpture, image © 2023, courtesy of the artist
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
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
Water Clock
Mary Mattingly, 2023, 65-foot metal scaffold structure with edible vegetation, image: Alexa Hoyer © 2023, courtesy of the artist