There is a myth that moss naturally grows facing north in the Northern Hemisphere. As everyone from citizens to tourists traverses NYC they employ various wayfinding interactions. Moss was installed around NYC, facing north, to provide people with an unconventional natural wayfinding system — if they were familiar with the myth.
Natural Navigation – USPS
Natural Navigation – Construction
Natural Navigation – River Bench
Natural Navigation – Sidewalk
Natural Navigation – Subway Entrance