So, we were in Bristol to see Chromatics play the Anson Rooms. They're a favourite band -- ice cool visuals, sweet electronica full of wide spaces -- and it's a favourite venue. We got there just as the first of the die-hard fans were starting to queue, which was plenty of time to have a cuppa in the Student Union Bar, sorry the Balloon Cafe. And the walls had stuff on them. Kind of looked like model railway set trees:
But actually it's real living architectural moss, and it carries an important message about consent and respect: I'm alive, don't poke, prod or pull me. Advice for us all I think.
Sadly, I can't find many details about who provided this curious interior detail. But there are lots of sellers, mainly to the corporate sector. There are semi-fakes, using preserved and dyed mosses. You can get them serviced, and with your company logo incorporated. You can pick from a variety of colours. You can go DIY in 25 easy steps - or just 5. But I am drawn to the conclusion that the walls in the student union may be a little less alive than they are claiming.
But then, artificiality is amazing in its own way. Just ask Chromatics.
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