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 ) I'm working on the idea of humans becoming more useful for the environment, just as plants, funghi and bacteria. ) I'm working on the idea of humans becoming more useful for the environment, just as plants, funghi and bacteria.
  
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 Another interesting idea comes from [[Humberto Maturana]], biologist and philosopher, who studied the principle of AUTOPOIESIS within living organisms: http://www.oikos.org/mariotti.htm Another interesting idea comes from [[Humberto Maturana]], biologist and philosopher, who studied the principle of AUTOPOIESIS within living organisms: http://www.oikos.org/mariotti.htm
  
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 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
  
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 After this list I made up an exercise using the people at the groWorld research, for reflecting on human connections, which resulted in the following images. After this list I made up an exercise using the people at the groWorld research, for reflecting on human connections, which resulted in the following images.
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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's **7000 Oaks**, a "social sculpture" for which he had the participation of the public in Documenta 7 to plant seven thousand oak trees, in the city of Kassel, in 1982. Speaking of educational artworks, we have to recall Joseph Beuys's **7000 Oaks**, a "social sculpture" for which he had the participation of the public in Documenta 7 to plant seven thousand oak trees, in the city of Kassel, in 1982.
  
 Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds** installation by Ai Wei Wei for the Tate Gallery in London, 2010. He built a huge network of porcelain craftsmen in order to produce millions of fake sunflower seeds. He addressed the problem of (un)employment in China, reviving an old technique for centuries mastered by Chinese, the porcelain, while using a symbol of the Maoist times, the sunflower seed. Wei Wei created a massive landscape inside Tate's Turbine Hall after bringing the seeds from China. I had the fortunate chance to visit the installation last year and I was really touched by the project. The process is beautifully documented in a 15 minutes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueYywpkJW8 Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds** installation by Ai Wei Wei for the Tate Gallery in London, 2010. He built a huge network of porcelain craftsmen in order to produce millions of fake sunflower seeds. He addressed the problem of (un)employment in China, reviving an old technique for centuries mastered by Chinese, the porcelain, while using a symbol of the Maoist times, the sunflower seed. Wei Wei created a massive landscape inside Tate's Turbine Hall after bringing the seeds from China. I had the fortunate chance to visit the installation last year and I was really touched by the project. The process is beautifully documented in a 15 minutes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueYywpkJW8
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