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urbanfarm-original_or_uf-o [2012/11/27 23:19] – [06. visible weather & green technology : the digital gardener] annemieurbanfarm-original_or_uf-o [2016/01/13 17:48] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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     Ilya Prigogine & Isabelle Stengers, Man’s New Dialogue With Nature,1979     Ilya Prigogine & Isabelle Stengers, Man’s New Dialogue With Nature,1979
 __further reading:__ __further reading:__
-[[http://www.notbored.org/new-babylon.html|constant nieuwenhuys, new babylon]]+{{http://www.notbored.org/new-babylon.html|constant nieuwenhuys, new babylon}}
 {{:ua:politicsofchange.pdf|annemie maes: politics of change}} {{:ua:politicsofchange.pdf|annemie maes: politics of change}}
 +{{http://www.futureproofed.com/en/why|futureproofed}}
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 =====01. the Urban ArtFarm project===== =====01. the Urban ArtFarm project=====
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 =====06. visible weather & green technology : the digital gardener====== =====06. visible weather & green technology : the digital gardener======
-he Time Inventors’ Kabinet connects local OpenGreens in an international network of experimental gardens where artists work with natural processes.+The Time Inventors’ Kabinet connects local OpenGreens in an international network of experimental gardens where artists work with natural processes.
 These gardening situations serve especially to look into microsociological and ecological systems related to time as starting points for the development of new artistic practices. The OpenGreens allow us to study the implementation of contemporary art in an ecological context and to observe and draw content from eco-data and natural patterns and processes.  These gardening situations serve especially to look into microsociological and ecological systems related to time as starting points for the development of new artistic practices. The OpenGreens allow us to study the implementation of contemporary art in an ecological context and to observe and draw content from eco-data and natural patterns and processes. 
 Using media technology and electronics as research tools in these shared laboratories, data from various ecosystems are collected over a period of time. The artistic output of this data collection process will be the creation of electronic interfaces that will then be used to reinterpret the data to explore time-related poetics such as synchronicity and irregularity through electronics, and of developing a common language about time. Using media technology and electronics as research tools in these shared laboratories, data from various ecosystems are collected over a period of time. The artistic output of this data collection process will be the creation of electronic interfaces that will then be used to reinterpret the data to explore time-related poetics such as synchronicity and irregularity through electronics, and of developing a common language about time.
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 There are architectural models that are made after biomimesis of e.g. hexagonal honeycomb cells; data are extracted from plant-connected sensors and are converted into algorithms that generate abstract visualizations. Analogue or digital approaches: the Time Inventors make use of a diversity of methods to study the art forms in nature.  There are architectural models that are made after biomimesis of e.g. hexagonal honeycomb cells; data are extracted from plant-connected sensors and are converted into algorithms that generate abstract visualizations. Analogue or digital approaches: the Time Inventors make use of a diversity of methods to study the art forms in nature. 
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 But, how can the OpenGreens’ evolution be visualized or made audible in artworks? Can the gardens’ (a)biotic organisms' processes provide new artistic environments or new forms of representations of ‘the artificial/nature’? How can art and technology today present a different view on nature?  But, how can the OpenGreens’ evolution be visualized or made audible in artworks? Can the gardens’ (a)biotic organisms' processes provide new artistic environments or new forms of representations of ‘the artificial/nature’? How can art and technology today present a different view on nature? 
 During the TIK-time of the project, artists delve into the matter and with the mutual aid of scientists and engineers they open an investigation that may lead into some unexpected artistic results. During the TIK-time of the project, artists delve into the matter and with the mutual aid of scientists and engineers they open an investigation that may lead into some unexpected artistic results.
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 ====composting: with a little help of our friends==== ====composting: with a little help of our friends====
 The self sufficient garden is not far away. With a little help from our friends, the small micro-organisms we can find in amounts of zillions in the garden compost heap, we can make microbial fuel cells which can power small devices (sensors) for monitoring the gardens. The self sufficient garden is not far away. With a little help from our friends, the small micro-organisms we can find in amounts of zillions in the garden compost heap, we can make microbial fuel cells which can power small devices (sensors) for monitoring the gardens.
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 http://padma.okno.be/Vh6euewf/00:00:00.000-00:03:06.000 http://padma.okno.be/Vh6euewf/00:00:00.000-00:03:06.000
 Microscope registration of the micro organism activity in a rooftop compost heap. The organisms are ± 1 mm long, there are zillions of it in the compost, the surface covered here is ± 5 square mm. Microscope registration of the micro organism activity in a rooftop compost heap. The organisms are ± 1 mm long, there are zillions of it in the compost, the surface covered here is ± 5 square mm.
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 http://opengreens.okno.be/plant_timeline.php?id=145 http://opengreens.okno.be/plant_timeline.php?id=145
  
-{{:ua:moss01.jpg?250x188|moss on the roofs of the valldaura project}}{{:ua:moss02.jpg?250x188|moss on the roofs of the valldaura project}}+{{:ua:moss01.jpg?200x150|moss on the roofs of the valldaura project}}{{:ua:moss02.jpg?200x150|moss on the roofs of the valldaura project}}
  
 While green roofing is an accepted stormwater control technology, little is known about the quality of the roof runoff. In Phase I of this research, several green roof media (formed from commonly-used expanded minerals, stormwater filter media, and organic matter) were evaluated for their abilities to retain the pollutants from a synthetic acid rain. The samples were analyzed for metals, nutrients, and pH. The hypothesis was that a mixed media that is “better” at pollutant removal and permanent retention could be created based on these laboratory testing results. A media composed of expanded shale, granular activated carbon, and sphagnum peat moss was the most effective.  While green roofing is an accepted stormwater control technology, little is known about the quality of the roof runoff. In Phase I of this research, several green roof media (formed from commonly-used expanded minerals, stormwater filter media, and organic matter) were evaluated for their abilities to retain the pollutants from a synthetic acid rain. The samples were analyzed for metals, nutrients, and pH. The hypothesis was that a mixed media that is “better” at pollutant removal and permanent retention could be created based on these laboratory testing results. A media composed of expanded shale, granular activated carbon, and sphagnum peat moss was the most effective. 
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 ====the honey batteries : collecting energy from the garden==== ====the honey batteries : collecting energy from the garden====
 {{:ua:honey_batteries.pdf|honey batteries}} {{:ua:honey_batteries.pdf|honey batteries}}
 +====mycology-lab : soil remediation====
 +{{:ua:mycology-lab.pdf|mycology lab}}
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 2012/12/01 => Radek, preparing the garden for winter (all water related stuff) 2012/12/01 => Radek, preparing the garden for winter (all water related stuff)
 2012/12/03 => Otber, preparing the garden for winter : prune, plant new fruittrees 2012/12/03 => Otber, preparing the garden for winter : prune, plant new fruittrees
 +2012/12/06-7 => Shu Lea Cheang and Malik, harvesting the last potatoes
 +2012/12/08 => cleaning up the greenhouse, composting last tomato plants
  
  
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