French police from the city of Lyon ripped up an agricultural art installation comprised of hemp plants that they accidentally mistook for a rogue weed farm. The artwork, Waiting Room, was conceived by artist Thierry Boutonnier and architectural firm Fabriques Architectures Paysages as part of the 2017 Architecture Biennial in Lyon. The premise of the piece, according to The Independent, was to transform a neglected, 4,000 square meter plot of land in Lyon's Confluence district into an urban agro-ecosystem that could host the biennial's closing party on Saturday.
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Check out more projects at the Lyon Architecture Biennial on their website, and learn more about the Waiting Room story here.Related:The Biggest Joint in the World | Insta of the WeekThis Exhibit Pairs Pot Paintings with Their Own Strain of WeedArtist Rolls $1,100 Joints and a Massive, Smokeable Watermelon