The Van Grasmaaier Tricycle
How did we get from hand scything our grassy landscapes to mowing them down atop hi-tech riding machines? The answer is the story of the lawnmower’s evolution.
In the Van Grasmaaier Tricycle, Erik Peterson imagines a key missing link on the lawnmower’s historical timeline. It is a grass-cutting artifact with a fantastic backstory. Until now that story — so steeped in legend, myth and innuendo — has never been fully told.
About the artist:
Erik Peterson is an artist and educator whose work focuses on the histories of seemingly mundane sites and objects. He lives in Chicago.
