POLLINATING THE CONCORD RIVER
A Land Art Project
Pollinating the Concord River is a two-phase land art project rooted in the native ecology of the Concord River — a living dialogue between painting, place, and collective action.
Phase 1 — The Painting
Sandy Sudar creates an original landscape painting of the Concord River, immersing herself in its native wildflowers, birds, and riparian ecosystem. The painting is the root: every flower, every form that follows is born from it.
Achrilic on canvas
24" x 24"
Phase 2 — The Land Art Action
On June 9, inspired directly by the flowers depicted in the painting, Sandy leads a collective performance at the reserve. Collaborators and volunteers join her to drape, weave, and place fabric interventions along the riverbank — ephemeral, non-invasive gestures that echo the living forms of the landscape
Research
The project begins with a sustained study of the Concord River’s native flora and fauna — its wildflowers, pollinators, birds, and riparian plants — which become the visual vocabulary of the painting and the choreography of the action.
Documentation
Professional photography and video capture the performance from multiple perspectives, becoming the living content of a QR experience that extends the work beyond the gallery walls — art that breathes in two places at once.
Photography: Buddy Bates
Art Director: Lena Rendón
Performers: Josefina Ortiz, Justina Ortiz, Lana Klingemann, Connie Graves & Sandy Sudar
Action: June 10, 2026
Exhibition: from June 11 to July 11, 2026
Concord Art Center
Massachusetts,USA