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Rural Urbanism: Forest Community of One-Pole Tree Houses

06 Nov

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Pristine nature versus urban development seem ever at war, but this designer proposes a low-impact, small-footprint approach for cross-kingdom co-habitation between people and trees.

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treehouse forest close up

Konrad Wójcik of Aalborg, Denmark has modeled his design on the shape and functions of trees, envisioning a forest where these living modules are found interspersed within existing organic ecosystems rather than displacing them.

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treehouses situated in forest

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He notes that “for most of the animals, trees are the best natural shelters against predators, moisture and weather. Coincidence? We must remember that in nature nothing is accidental. Everything has a reason and a purpose. It all balance out.”

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The Ancients – Bristlecone Pine Forest, California

29 Oct

Atop the White Mountains, along the eastern border of California, lies the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. This area is known as the home of the worlds oldest trees including the oldest tree, Methuselah, whose age is 4,750 years.  The last time I took the time to visit this remote area I was a dedicated film shooter. On a recent visit I took advantage of the latest DSLR technology to photograph astro-landscapes while still using old film techniques, namely conducting single long exposures (not multiple image stacking). Cold weather on the order of 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit aided in keeping my camera sensor cold enough to avoid any amplifier glow or amp glow, noise caused by the circuitry heating up under extended exposures). Interestingly I found out that for similar long exposures the Canon 5D Mark II did better than the Canon 5D Mark III. The Canon 5D Mark III suffered notable amp glow while the 5D Mark II had none. Results I found quite surprising.

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Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 at 16mm, f/22, ISO 800, 91 minutes

Foreground painted with my headlamp

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Forest Pavilion is World’s First 3D-Printed Architecture

29 Aug

[ By Steph in Conceptual & Futuristic & Technology. ]

Worlds First 3D Printed Architecture 1

There has been a lot of competition to design and execute the first prototype of a 3D-printed architectural structure, including complex concepts for houses inspired by nests and möbius strips. But it looks like that honor goes to Smith | Allen, an Oakland, California-based duo of designers who have created the Echoviren Pavilion.

Worlds First 3D Printed Architecture 2

The airy white pavilion consists of 585 interlocking components made of plant-based bio plastics, printed over 10,800 hours, mimicking the look and feel of its setting in a redwood forest. Measuring 10x10x8, the structure was assembled in four days.

Worlds First 3D Printed Architecture 3

The bioplastics will enable the pavilion to eventually decompose naturally within the forest, just like the trees that grow all around it. That process will take 30 to 50 years. It will also become a habitat for insects, moss and birds during its time in the forest.

Worlds First 3D Printed Architecture 4

The Echoviren Pavilion was made using 7 of the Type A Machines Series 1 printers. The team actually used these small-scale printers to create large bricks with which to build, leading some critics to state that it’s not a truly 3D-printed structure, printed in much larger parts to create the whole. The true test of 3D architecture will come when larger printers are used to lay out the material for the components, layer by layer, but the Echoviren Pavilion is still a beautiful example of what 3D printers can do.

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All That Glitters – Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest

01 Aug
All That Glitters - Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest

The Milky Way rises above the trees in Yosemite National Park, California

One of the most amazing sights often overlooked on dark nights is the Milky Way.  Tired, road weary and focusing on the road ahead its easy for travelers to miss out on the the scene above them at night. On a recent trip to Yosemite National Park I made a conscious effort to stop the car every so often when driving to survey the night sky above me.  It wasn’t an easy thing to do due to a good amount of sleep deprivation, but the results sure paid off.  Seeing the rising Milky Way is a sure fire way to put life’s challenges in perspective.

In this single exposure, trees in the foreground are lit by the ambient light of my cars headlights. The magical halo around some of the stars is an in-camera trick.  Combined I’m fond of how the connection between heavens and Earth came out.

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Canon 5D Mark III, Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZE,  ISO 6400, 30 sec – single exposure

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All That Glitters – Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest

02 Jul
All That Glitters - Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest

The Milky Way rises above the trees in Yosemite National Park, California

One of the most amazing sights often overlooked on dark nights is the Milky Way.  Tired, road weary and focusing on the road ahead its easy for travelers to miss out on the the scene above them at night. On a recent trip to Yosemite National Park I made a conscious effort to stop the car every so often when driving to survey the night sky above me.  It wasn’t an easy thing to do due to a good amount of sleep deprivation, but the results sure paid off.  Seeing the rising Milky Way is a sure fire way to put life’s challenges in perspective.

In this single exposure, trees in the foreground are lit by the ambient light of my cars headlights. The magical halo around some of the stars is an in-camera trick.  Combined I’m fond of how the connection between heavens and Earth came out.

Photo Details
Canon 5D Mark III, Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZE,  ISO 6400, 30 sec – single exposure
Equipement courtesy of BorrowLenses.com

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Infinite Garden Multiplies Miniature Forest with Mirrors

21 May

[ By Steph in Art & Installation & Sound. ]

Garden Optical Illusion 1

Peering through a hole in the hovering white skin of an unusual installation at the 22nd International International Garden Festival of Chaumont Sur Loire, France, seems to transport the viewer into a different place altogether. What could not be more than a few square meters, judging by the outside dimensions, becomes a vast forest that seemingly continues without end. Outside-In is a ‘visual paradox’ that intends to show us how relying on our senses can limit our imagination.

Garden Optical Illusion 2

Designed by Meir Lobaton Corona and Ulli Heckmann architects, the installation is a white canvas box punctured with circular windows, rendering a small planted area inaccessible. But mirrors mounted inside that box reflect the few trees that are actually contained within it. The effect is enhanced in warm seasons, when the leaves are at their lushest.

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“We think that all perception is locked within our body: The sense of seeing from the eyes, the sense of hearing from the ears, the sense of smelling from the nose, the sense of tasting from the mouth, and the sense of touch primarily from the hands,” say the creators.  “Our garden, entitled ‘outside-in’, is conceived as a visual paradox, as device that enhances such conditions in order to make the audience realize how by relying only on sight we rely on imagination, that is to say, on interpretation.”

Garden Optical Illusion 4

“‘Outside-in’ is a garden within a garden, a contemplative space, a small universe where landscape and architecture are fused to create an experience capable of raising questions rather than answering them, a live mechanism whose aim is to make us reflect on the contrast between what we know and what we see, demanding us to constantly negotiate the gap between physical reality and visual perception. It is a meditation on space, light, and the possibility of infinity as seen through the limitless reflections of a trapped narrative meticulously fitted inside a world of two-way mirrors.”

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Norwegian Forest Cat og the Pork Chop

16 Feb

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Radio Forest

17 Dec

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Radio Forest
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Image by ines saraiva
"RADIO FOREST (2005/2009) – AMY FRANCESCHINI & STIJN SCHIFFELEERS / KOEN DEPREZ
Radio Forest was initially developed as a radio station where one could broadcast the moods of the wood. Koen Deprez transformed the small building. He just sliced it and placed a glass border in between. In this way, Radio Forest became a real station for creative workshops in Klankenbos as well as a display window fo
r the mobile sound installations Muziekdozen (2005) by Moniek Darge, FluisterOren (2005) by Baudouin Oosterlynck and Musiscopes (2007) by Eric Van Osselaer.

Amy Franceschini (US) founded Futurefarmers, a co-op including a design studio and an international artist in residence program. Stijn Schiffeleers (BE) reveals the subtleties of life. He is cofounder of Boutique Vizique.

Koen Deprez (BE) gives rise to architecture, design, exhibition outline, etc. His projects are consequently obvious, but radical at the same time. Typical for him are chic material choices, concepts emerging from literature, shapes revealing craftsmanship, …"
IN: www.musica.be/en/radio-forest-20052009-amy-franceschini-s…

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"In Klankenbos (Sound Forest) contemporary artworks produce sounds. Not only are your ears stimulated, you’d better keep your eyes open as well, for the sound installations are fascinating visual artworks which deserve to be looked at. Thus Klankenbos is a special auditory and artistic open air experience, inviting you along a promenade walk at the Provincial Domain Dommelhof in Neerpelt. With its ten stationary and three mobile sound installations Klankenbos is quite unique in Europe."
IN: www.musica.be/en/unique-collection-sound-art-installations

"Awakening Woods
In the context of Manifesta 9 – Parallel Events, Musica is hosting a summer exhibition with three new acquisitions for the permanent Klankenbos collection and two temporary media installations."
IN: www.musica.be/en/awakening-woods-klankenbos-summer-expo

Catalogue:
www.musica.be/en/klankenbos-catalogue

Neerlpelt, Belgium, 08/2012

The Mirror Log: Day 8 – DSC_1504
visual art
Image by Fabrice de Nola
Description: painting of a QR code in The Mirror by Fabrice de Nola.
Date: June 27, 2011.
Photo by: Linda Randazzo.

Cite as: Fabrice de Nola, 2011. The Mirror, work in progress, detail.

Fabrice de Nola is an Italian-Belgian visual artist. He was the first artist in the world to create works of art, in 2006, using painted QR codes containg web links and texts readable through mobiles.
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Trash Chaos Vessal– “What Lies Within 01
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Image by Urban Woodswalker
This series of art is a commentary about society: our over stimulating culture, bombardment of visual "noise" and attention deficits, as well as being graphic, eye catching conversation pieces made from trash usually thrown out in the garbage.

 
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Rain Forest Retreat: Remote Jungle Tree-House Hotel

28 Oct

[ By Delana in Boutique & Art Hotels & Global. ]

We all get tired of modern urban living from time to time, but one American couple was so fed up with city life that they decided to create an entirely new community in the Costa Rican Jungle.

Finca Bellavista is a lush green community of permanent residents and people who are just passing through, nestled in the gorgeous jungle setting of Costa Rica. The community is composed of a system of tree houses in the canopy of the rain forest, all connected by suspended wooden sky bridges and zip lines.

The retreat was founded by Mateo and Erica Hogan to house like-minded individuals who need to get away from it all – far, far away. Folks who want to stay permanently can buy a plot and build their own treehouses; those who only want to experience the retreat on a vacation basis can temporarily rent a number of existing units.

Although the worldwide trend seems to be toward luxury vacations and full-service resorts in which one’s every whim is catered to, Finca Bellavista is a wholly unique destination. It is nestled in a dream-like environment but is by no means a luxury resort. It is comfortable, but the property’s focus is more on adventure and environmental stewardship than on pampering visitors and residents.

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Fashion shoot- Enchanted Forest – Emily Soto Photography

12 Sep

facebook.com emilysoto.com Music Lisa Mitchell- Clean White Love “Enchanted Forest” shoot for Reverie Magazine (Canada) Photographer: Emily Soto Model: Sarina Nash with FORD Models Makeup: Jen Kolhagen Hair Stylist: Lauren Ritchison Digital Image Editing & Video: Emily Soto Filmed by Jonathan Painter

 
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