Vincent's plant specimens! Should we buy him a watering can for xmas?
2nd floor space. Very cold and yellow!
Notes and ideas
Dried Flax -
What did we think of this? As a material? As an educational tool?
"Flax is grown both for its seeds and for its fibers. Various parts of the plant have been used to make fabric, dye, paper, medicines, fishing nets, hair gels, and soap. Flax seed is the source of linseed oil, which has uses as an edible oil, as a nutritional supplement and as an ingredient in many wood finishing products. It is also grown as an ornamental plant in gardens." (Wikipedia)
Notes on worms
-Worms came out of the sea 5 million years ago!
-These are key stone to biospheric systems.
-Tracking devices - GPS systems on worms..
-Worms know their own soils.
The forest
-Growing plants to be used in the kitchen
-Existing plants -e.g. nettles: to keep the forest protected... to be used in herbal tea...
-Trees... Fungi.. mushrooms - uses in the kitchen...
The Biosphere
-A self contained unit. A closed system.
-When we look from space we see the biosphere.
-Levels of worlds/ worlds within worlds - circular element -
----every-single-thing-matters----
A city is too much of a huge system. The biosphere is looking back into nature/the basic organic systems.
-Resilience means being able to coil back.
-The city itself becomes more resilient.
BF Icon
-The Biospheric Foundation needs an icon to make the project more known, similarly to URBAN Splash and the cow sculptures, now outside each of their buildings as a landmark.
We could start thinking more small scale and BF related, eg... bees, worms, flowers, nuts, seeds, vegetables, mushrooms, plants, etc....
-Projection idea.. on river? What about animated wriggling worms? Could be a connection because of their evolutionary History.... ?
Community Engagement
-Vincent's close links to the local councellors means that community engagement/workshops can be set up easily by the Biospheric Foundation and funding applications can be put in.
-Thinking about exploring nature and getting people interested...
-Maybe a worm hunt for little kids? Like an easter egg hunt but with worms? /(fake worms)? Could we dye worms with food colouring? Find the blue worms!
-The worm charming idea - thinking more along the lines of getting groups of kids/youths to come together for a common purpose. I like the idea of a competitive element.
Music - raindances...... -
A raindance is something that I've done in my music workshops, where a group of us would sit around a table, closing our eyes, and pattering on the table with our fingertips. Listening only to each other we guided ourselves and the sounds to make thunderstorms.... this could go on for 10-15 mins and gradually die down again. Its a very therapeutic exercise and also very funny to take part in. I've been thinking about it a lot in relation to worm charming and what worms like, etc...
-I've been thinking about some sort of Sporting Activity...
e.g. maybe we could set up a relay track at the B.F, either upstairs or outside, getting the youths excited about not only competing with each other but working with each other...
Perhaps rather than a baton, using a carrot... for example?! Perhaps something that they grew in the garden that day.. etc...
-Is anyone familiar with the artist Nora Fok? -She makes little creatures out of leaves/plant materials... very inspiring for a workshop idea...
Adela Pollard - photos of 'Sweeten my Life' - Queen bee community involved/ interactive performance:
http://www.axisweb.org/seCVPG.aspx?ArtistID=11933
here's another, 'Slug Infestation':
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Great ideas/thoughts everyone.
Mel, I agree, something fun like a squirrel obstacle course would be very suited.
The more fun and the more bizarre = the more enjoyable and the more memorable!
Nice ideas Beth. Linking inside and outside should be on the agenda! After all, the project is not only using the produce grown there but also working with local farmers to bring in arable crops... also its research focussed, so is reaching and connecting inside and outside... Tin can phone.... hmmm there's a thought!!!
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