Graffiti had been popping up across the Packard Plant for decades, but in 2010 British street artist Banksy left an eight-foot painting on a portion of cinderblock on the site. The artwork depicted a young boy standing next to the words "I remember when all this was trees."
As is typical of the mysterious graffiti artist’s work, the painting caused controversy when local art non-profit 555 Gallery removed the piece to preserve it. As a result, Bioresource, who still owned portions of the building at the time, sued 555 Gallery for taking the painting. Eventually Bioresource agreed to donate the artwork to the Gallery, which in return paid a symbolic amount for it. The removed artwork then went on to sell for $137,500, including buyer’s premium, through Julien’s Auctions in 2015. Valuers had estimated it would fetch between $200,000 and $400,000. Proceeds went to 555 Gallery, which it planned to use to turn an empty warehouse into a multi-use arts space.