seeds, seeds, and more seeds

a close-up of the seeds

I had to busy myself after work for an hour this past Friday before catching a train north to my sister's home.  Busying one's self in nyc is not necessarily a difficult thing to do, however, I was on a quest to find something that was affordable AND on the way to Grand Central.  I had recently read article on Flipboard (another very cool Iphone app I just learned about from a friend) about an art exhibit by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei featuring sunflower seeds, and after researching the “what’s” and the “where’s” decided I would spend my time visiting them. 

Ai Weiwei

I watched a video about the artist and his vision before I went and was sold.  (Click here to watch it.)

The art gallery was located on West 24^th Street, which is west of the High Line (aka very far west in Manhattan and not really on the way to Grand Central, but I was willing to make the voyage).  The exhibit was located inside one large room in a square pile that measured 51 feet long and 33 feet wide and was shaped like a plateau.  One is able to walk all the way around the pile to view the 100 million hand-painted ceramic sunflower seeds.  It was a sight to see.