Interview: Suzanne Husky
Back in SFist’s undergraduate days we thought we were totally unique. Majoring in Botany and minoring in Art History—such a good idea, even if no one else could see why it worked so well. Suzanne Husky seems like she understand the connections between plants and art even better than our ingenious 20-year old mind did.
A transplant from France, Suzanne has done nicely putting down roots in the area (ok, no more plant metaphors, but come on! You totally would have snuck that one in too). In addition to the ever inquisitive SFist interview below, there are several upcoming chances to see Suzanne’s art. She’ll be curating a show at ATA (Nov 5-28th) and will have an instillation at Adobe Books (Nov 11-Dec 15th). Who knows, you may even decide that she’s really blossomed here (so sue us).
Name
Suzanne Husky
Introduce yourself in one sentence
A plastic wrapper in a landfill
Age and Occupation
30, artist, landscape designer
www.suzannehusky.com
Home Town
Bazas, France
How much time have you spent in the Bay Area?
5 years, Oakland, Berkeley, SF mission, doing art, studying plants
Favorite website
www.greenmuseum.org
Favorite local business
Slide Ranch
What I'm currently Reading
"Memoires of a sumo wresler"(french translation) of Kazuhiro Kirishima
Best Deal in San Francisco
Berkeley's ex free ben
Favorite mode of transportation
Walking
Best Band or Musician to come out of the Bay Area
Gold Chains
Favorite local hangout
Mama Tobbies
SF has the BEST:
Air for a large city
You've never lived in SF until:
Recently
Favorite Bay area politician of past or present:
Hiram Johnson
Now that Gavin Newsom is single, who are you going to set him up with?
I could not care less
You can tell someone is a local here IF:
Can't tell
SF would be soooo much better if only:
It had more bird feeders at every street corners
Best tamales:
Corner store of fillmore and 22nd
Best Restaurant:
Joe's Table
Best movie scene filmed in or about SF:
Home Movie
Best thing to do in the city in the summer:
Go swimming in the ocean
Favorite artist to come out of the bay area:
Gold Chains
Favorite author to come out of the bay area:
Alison Bing
Place you always tell visitors to check out:
The japanese tea garden
Favorite Bridge in the area:
The red one
You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in SF, what are you going to do?
I would probably get a few plants
I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist:
Found all sorts of stuff, sold sculptures
I want all the SFists out there to know:
I will never try to run for governor
Tell us a San Francisco Story:
I saw a dead sea lion on the beach 5 years ago
Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview:
Do you like to be considered for what you consume only?