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===ENERGY FLUX=== | ===ENERGY FLUX=== | ||
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I've been interested in the cycle of everything, from nature to industry and back to nature, through organic matter to ideas. The cycle of carbon, for instance, this elementary atom of every organic molecule, of sugar, of gas, of petroleum etc. Thanks to the work done by bacteria and plants, carbon passes through every process in nature. And thanks to these processes humans take the energy needed for their activities. We are basically // | I've been interested in the cycle of everything, from nature to industry and back to nature, through organic matter to ideas. The cycle of carbon, for instance, this elementary atom of every organic molecule, of sugar, of gas, of petroleum etc. Thanks to the work done by bacteria and plants, carbon passes through every process in nature. And thanks to these processes humans take the energy needed for their activities. We are basically // | ||
- | **WASTE** | + | 13/ |
A great deal of our civilization' | A great deal of our civilization' | ||
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- | **HUMAN CULTURES** | + | ===Autopoiesis=== |
- | In a further extension I believe the vicious cycle of consumption and waste is applied not only for materials, but as well for living beings, and even humans. Unless we re-think our system we will keep on wasting energy and maintaining the process of slavery. | + | Another figure we must mention is [[Humberto Maturana]], biologist and philosopher, |
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+ | In a further extension I believe the vicious cycle of consumption and waste is applied not only for materials, but as well for living beings, and even humans. Unless we re-think our system we will keep on wasting energy and maintaining the process of slavery. This research addresses all living beings in the planet. | ||
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Based on the **Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth** (http:// | Based on the **Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth** (http:// | ||
- | ) I'm working on the idea of humans becoming more useful for the environment, | + | ) I'm working on the idea of humans becoming more useful for the environment, |
- | Another interesting idea comes from [[Humberto Maturana]], biologist and philosopher, | ||
+ | ===Humans as producers=== | ||
Inspired by how much we can learn from plant systems, I listed a number of principles from plant universe which could be used for re-designing the human body and human relations: | Inspired by how much we can learn from plant systems, I listed a number of principles from plant universe which could be used for re-designing the human body and human relations: | ||
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- Produce for the near and the far future | - Produce for the near and the far future | ||
+ | ===Connecting people=== | ||
- | After this list I made up an exercise using the people at the groWorld research, for reflecting on human connections, | + | After working on basic plants principles, listed above, |
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- | **ARTWORKS THAT MIGHT INSPIRE YOU TOO** | + | ===ARTWORKS THAT MIGHT INSPIRE YOU TOO=== |
Speaking of educational artworks, we have to recall Joseph Beuys' | Speaking of educational artworks, we have to recall Joseph Beuys' | ||
- | Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds** installation by Ai Wei Wei for the Tate Gallery | + | Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds** installation by Ai Wei Wei for the Tate Modern |
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+ | === Mark Manders on plants=== | ||
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+ | (...) We can now wonder at the ingeniousness of plants—the way they raise up their leaves to catch refreshing drops of rain and guide them down to their roots, and the fact that they have decided not to move around but to live in the same place all the time, which means they do not need to be able to see. Plus the fact that they have arranged for their fruits to be dispersed by animals or the wind. Plants have organized their existence so ingeniously that they do not even have to wake up. (Mark Manders, 2004) From: http:// |