Teaser 

Poster

Artist Statement :

Many types of plants and trees are endangered .In the name of  civilization and urbanization,we  are causing the extinction of plants and trees.What if they have feelings? Can we stand it? This project is to showcase what would happen if plants and trees started to show their feelings and emotions like human beings.The aim of this project is to create awareness of our responsibility  to them and to understand their  feelings and emotions.

Ganttchart

                                                                    

Floor Plan 

This is the method that i am going to use to present my idea.

My floor plan from top view

Final Technical Set-up diagram

                                    The final set-up technical diagram


This will be the way that i am going to install my installation.I'am planning to use wireless webcam.if only i could get.

The Finalised Proposal


Project Title :

GREEN’S  FEAR

Task :

Present a project in of Audio or digital art based on the theme.

Background :

Nature is most important to everyone. Man created art, science and urbanism which has turned into a big enemy to our nature. Most of them among us nowadays doesn’t realize our mistakes towards nature. Many types of plants and trees are endangered .In the name of  civilization and urbanization,we  are causing the extinction of plants and trees.What if they have feelings? Can we stand it? This project is to showcase what would happen if plants and trees started to show their feelings and emotions like human beings.The aim of this project is to create awareness of our responsibility  to them and to understand their  feelings and emotions and would help to make them realize their fault towards our nature.

Problem Identification :

Many of us are lack about the extinction of plants and trees.

Aim and Objectives :

To let people keep awareness of the impact of urbanism towards th e nature.
To provide a different way of educate about the feelings of plants and trees.
To highlight humankind’s fragile and influencial relationship with the plants and trees.

Ideation or Concept :

There will be certain types of plants in the installation.when someone come and touch the trees, the plants will make sound according to the touch.the viewers presence responsible for the sound that the plants make.

Idea Development :

Using  zone trigger to sense to touch and to create audio.

Target Audience :

Everyone .

Theme :

Green’s

Software :

Zone trigger and Media Zone trigger

Equipment included :

Computer,Webcams, Speakers and Sensors

How does it works :

There will be certain types of plants in the installation.when someone come and touch the trees, the plants will make sound according to the touch.the viewers presence responsible for the sound that the plants make.

References :

http://www.viewzone.com/plants.html

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/12/09/recent_studies_have_proven_pla.aspx

http://www.bgci.org/ourwork/about_conservation/

http://greatergood.org/cause-environment.html?gclid=CLHn4q2f2q0CFc566wodnHgEwg

http://www.wildernessproject.org/apprentice_ecologist/?gclid=CPCR_ayf2q0CFU576wodTDfWEA

IDEA DEVELOPMENT

Mind map

mind map of feelings and emotions

mind map of Art,Science,Urbanism and Ecology

Audio Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42oR8ZCmQpI&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFqHyCoypfM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RP9mGwF1A 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfLs3UnoW6s&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsDB5n0RF8&feature=related 

Precedence Studies

List of endangered Plants in Malaysia

 Pitcher Plants

A pitcher plant usually consists of a shallow root system and a creeping or climbing stem, often several meters long, and usually 1 cm or less in diameter (may be thicker in a few species, e.g., N. bicalcarata ). From the stem arises leaf-like expanded leaf stalks, similar to certain Citrus species, ending in a tendril, which in some species aids in climbing. The end of the tendril forms the pitcher, considered to be the true leaf. The pitcher starts as a small bud and gradually expands to form a round or tube-shaped trap.

The trap contains a fluid which is secreted by the plant, and may be watery or syrupy, and is used to drown the prey. The lower part of the trap contains glands which absorb the nutrients released from the decaying prey. Along the upper inside part of the trap is a slick waxy coating which makes the escape of its prey nearly impossible. Surrounding the entrance to the trap is a structure called the peristome (or ‘lip’) which is slippery and often quite colourful, attracting the prey but offering an unsure footing. Above the peristome is a lid (the operculum); in many species this keeps rain from diluting the fluid within the pitcher. The pitcher may contain nectar glands which attract the prey.

Refflesia

Facts About Rafflesia

* Rafflesia is the largest individual flower. Titan arum bears the largest inflorescence.

* Rafflesia is a parasite which attaches itself to a host plant, Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in undisturbed rainforests, to obtain water and nutrients.

* The genus Rafflesia is named after adventurer and founder of the British colony of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles.

* Rafflesia is the official state flower of Sabah in Malaysia, as well as for the Surat Thani Province, Thailand.

* Rafflesia manillana, the smallest species in the genus Rafflesia is also has 20 cm diameter flowers.

* Rafflesia flowers are unisexual.

* Forest mammals and tree shrews feed on Rafflesia fruit which is 15cm in diameter, filled with smooth flesh and thousands of tiny hard coated seeds.

* It is believed that rafflesia is related to poinsettias, violets, passionflowers, and other members of the order Malpighiales.

* The rotten smell of the flower is due to the reddish
tentacle-like, branched ramentae, inside the corolla of petals.

* Rafflesia is an endangered or threatened genus.

* Rafflesia arnoldii does not have chlorophyll, as all the green plants have and so it cannot undergo photosynthesis.

Venus Flytrap

The Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey—mostly insects and arachnids. Its trapping structure is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant’s leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves comes into contact with one or more of the hairs twice in succession, the trap closes. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against the spurious expending of energy toward trapping other, non-living things which may not reward the plant with similar nutrition.

Slipper Orchirds

Paphiopedilum niveum (Slipper orchid) is a terrestrial orchid peculiar to the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia.The greatest variety of wild orchids are in the hills and mountains. Taman Negara and Cameron Highlands in Pahang are two of the better-known localities for observing orchids but real orchid admirers should visit Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. Orchids account for a quarter of all flowering plants on the mountain, totalling a staggering 1,200 species.

IDEA DEVELOPMENT




Since I have changed my subject matter from trees into plants. Here are some sketches on plants

                                                                            Sketch 1

                                                                           Sketch 2

STORYBOARD

 1.The first picture shows the set up of the installation

2.The second shows a user with the installation

3. The third piture shows the ser trying to touch the plants in the installation

4.The forth picture is showing that the user hears some audio’s when he touches the plants.

 SOFTWARES AND HARDWARES

Zone trigger

The Zone Trigger software series is all about enabling anyone to incorporate motion or sound detection in their custom projects. The Zone Trigger softwares can be downloaded and installed in a few seconds. It’s so simple to use that you can set up a custom system within a matter of minutes. On detecting motion, Zone Trigger can do almost anything: play sounds, run programs or commands, take control of other software, send email and files over the internet. Plus it has many extra features such as an HTTP server and archive services.

Speaker

A loudspeaker (or "speaker") is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful. The most common form of loudspeaker uses a paper cone supporting a voice coil electromagnet acting on a permanent magnet, but many other types exist. Where accurate reproduction of sound is required, multiple loudspeakers may be used, each reproducing a part of the audible frequency range. Miniature loudspeakers are found in devices such as radio and TV receivers, and many forms of music players. Larger loudspeaker systems are used for music, sound reinforcement in theatres and concerts, and in public address systems.

Webcam

A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi. Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera for the World Wide Web gave the webcam its name. Other popular uses include security surveillance and computer vision and there is also uses on sites like video broadcasting service and for recording social videos . Webcams are known for their low manufacturing cost and flexibility, making them the lowest cost form of videotelephony. They have also become a source of security and privacy issues, as some built-in webcams can be remotely activated via spyware.

FLOOR PLAN

There will some plants hanging, two speaker and three webcams  in the set up.