Eco-power of the desert
1. Does "eco-power" in the following text mean "the ecological capacity of the desert"?
2. Does the highlighted "it" refer to "the plant life"?
Context:
In front of his projection Lerman has assembled a series of sculptures made from these same plants found around the dam: brittlebush, ocotillo, and creosote. The ocotillo sculptures take on the general vertical forms of a transmission tower; ceiling wires connect these “towers” to dried brittlebushes and creosote that are suspended from the ceiling. Quiet sounds of wind-rustled branches and leaves emanate from these overhead plants in the gallery; Lerman has repurposed them as loudspeakers. In this way Lerman reimagines the Hoover Dam as a site that, in addition to putting out electrical energy, serves as a home to the plant life that is a source of the ecological diversity or eco-power of the desert, despite the fact that it is usually seen as a nuisance or as “brush” to be removed.
Top answer
1. Probably something like that, yes. It is a made-up word (as far as I am aware).
- 1.
- Probably something like that, yes.
- It is a made-up word (as far as I am aware).
- The word "power" was probably deliberately chosen in reference to (or contrast with) the electricity-generating function of the dam.
- 2.
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1. Probably something like that, yes. It is a made-up word (as far as I am aware). The word "power" was probably deliberately chosen in reference to (or contrast with) the electricity-generating function of the dam.
2. Yes.
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