CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: TERRABYTE 2.0 – ECOSCAB PAVILLION

“Have you ever built anything with fresh bamboo? Why not join this all volunteer effort to produce a 3600 sq. ft sculptural structure that celebrates the natural properties of bamboo and its remarkable ecological role.

“We are currently seeking volunteers to help in building the ECOSCAB PAVILLION on the weekend of August 11 & 12 and August 18 & 19 at The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. We are also looking for volunteers in all capacities to help out at the day of the event – August 26th. Whether you have a few hours or a few days to contribute, we’d love the help and promise a fabulous experience!

“Please contact: ecoscab@gmail.com or Aimee Lopez 323 899 0395 Dewey Ambrosino 323 839 4346

“TERRABYTE 2.0 is an event that celebrates our creative natures by bringing together sound, art, and emerging ecologies/technologies to produce one extraordinary evening under the sky at

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
on August 26, 2007, 5pm – 10pm.
http://www.terrabyte.la

“About ECOSCAB: Research suggests that bamboo functions as an ecological healing scab for traumatized areas of the earth. Cleared teak forests in Thailand and defoliated bomb-sites in Vietnam, as well as, the sites of hurricanes and earthquakes have become quickly revitalized by the fast acting canopy of new ecology and regenerative life provided by bamboo. In addition, bamboo has mythic medicinal properties that make it a formidable healer in Chinese medicine. ECOSCAB aims to create balanced symbiotic design, and highlight the generative vitality of our living ecology with the amazing qualities of bamboo.

THE ECOSCAB PAVILLION is a 35’H x 64’W x 64’D, experimental construction made of on-site arboretum bamboo. It is a project that uses the metaphor of bamboo’s canopy, and the generative ecology that happens within, to realize a pavilion of creative cultural ecology for TERRABYTE 2.0.”