a cosmic sketch
/// a cosmic sketch The second experiment in this mode of thought was a less ephemeral one. It was again about the traces that the connectedness between a plant and its surrounding leaves, but instead of paying attention to the subtle performances of light and shadow, I shifted the perspective on the interaction between plant and air. In order to visualize and make that connection tangible, I attached a pen with a cord to branches of trees of different kinds. The movement created by the wind and the pen being moved through the meeting of the plant and the airflow is captured in traces left on the paper. Again, the human is not a direct part of the interaction, but inhabits more the role of a spectator. I wanted to investigate how open we are towards the thought that it is not about a plants movements it is able to create on its own, but about its connection with the elements surrounding it as they are essential to a plants life.
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