Philip Ross (USA) / Biography
JUNIOR RETURN

Junior Return is a self-contained survival capsule for one living plant. Four blown glass enclosures provide a hydroponic environment; the plant's roots are submerged in nutrient-infused water while LED lights supply the necessary illumination. A digital timer counts down from sixty to zero, displaying the time left until the pump will activate and direct air into the water and towards the plant’s leaves. The battery-powered system keeps its enclosed plant in a dwarf state by supplying the plant with only enough to survive but never enough to thrive, like a form stasis.

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION: Junior Return (08:46), US, in English, color, stereo, DVD, 2008
PHOTO CREDITS: Philip Ross, Junior Return, 2005, photo courtesy the artist. © 2008 Philip Ross