Flower Flash

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The official book capturing the joyous spirit of the Flower Flashes as they introduced bright moments of natural beauty into the city when they were needed mostBefore dawn one morning in October 2016, renowned New York--based floral designer Lewis Miller arranged hundreds of brightly colored dahlias, carnations, and mums into a psychedelic halo around the John Lennon memorial in Central Park. The spontaneous installation was Miller's gift to the city--an effort to create joy during a time when a contentious presidential election was in full swing. Four years and more than eighty Flower Flashes later, these elaborate flower bombs--installed in trash cans, over bus canopies, at a disused post office, on construction sites and traffic medians--have exploded in popularity, earning Miller the nickname "the Banksy of Flowers, " garnering features in Vogue, the New York Times, and CNN, and amassing over 185, 000 dedicated Instagram followers who share pictures of the installations and Flower Flash selfies. After New York City entered lockdown, Miller doubled down, creating Flower Flashes outside hospitals to express gratitude to frontline health workers and bringing installations to every borough to raise New Yorkers' spirits. This gorgeous and poignant visual diary traces the phenomenon from the first, spontaneous Flower Flash to the even more profound installations of the pandemic through a kaleidoscopic collage of photos documenting the Flower Flashes, Miller's sketches and inspiration material, fan contributions, and more.