Saltmarsh Tapestries contends that designing with delicate uncertainty offers a holistic and regenerative approach to design, one that embraces the inherent beauty and complexity of the natural world and its systems. It proposes a system of floating islands (pixels) with a recycled plastic matrix capable of being used by humans and nonhumans. These floating islands aim to remediate their sites and are situated to engage with their surroundings. Saltmarsh cordgrass, the main plant cultivated on these islands, have strong remedial properties, and are capable of fielding vibrant ecosystems by utilizing its rhizobium to generate healthier ecosystems for the animals under.
In doing so, Floating Tapestries aims to create small-scale local ecosystems that are capable of sustaining and promoting a thriving microcosm in the context of their surroundings, be it heavily polluted or not. This is done to create these weaved plots that offer the wildlife and people of Bridgeport a local space that remediates and can benefit their lives, while also addressing pollution in the micro-scale.
