Co-evolution of plant and environment under urban environmental pollution
THE LOST CHRONICLE
A science fiction story centered on the evolution of information storage media
https://youtu.be/6WBVcou_ZgI
In Black Mirror, technology is no longer a simple tool, but a ubiquitous "gaze" that records and influences people's behavior and psychological state.
Through this film, I began to think about the delicate relationship between technology, privacy and self.
FOUCAULT'S THEORY
The French philosopher and sociologist Michel Foucault discussed the concept of the Panopticon in detail in his book Discipline and Punishment: The Birth of the Prison (1975), which led to a series of theories about power, control, and social discipline.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF PANOPTICON
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CONCEPT the psychological impact of the development of surveillance technology
The progress of monitoring technology makes people unable to get rid of the external "gaze", which not only changes the behavior pattern of individuals, but also deeply affects the psychological state.
and behavioral restraint
Under the theme of "Self-restraint under the Gaze", this project constructs an immersive interactive space to explore the profound effects of invisible surveillance on individual psychology and behavior in modern society. Through a combination of real-time monitoring, sound feedback, sensor interaction and other technologies, the project simulates a surveillance environment full of oppression and unease, and the viewer will personally experience the psychological state of being constantly stared at in the space.
INTERACTIVE PROCESS
Through the use of TV sets, surveillance cameras and tripods, the real-time monitoring device enables the audience to immediately see the effect of their own behavior being recorded, so as to stimulate their thinking about the relationship between monitoring and self-behavior.
Round iron frame device
SOUND INTERACTIVE DEVICE
DEVICE TESTING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qShQ9m5yc
A ring-shaped iron frame with distance sensors inside to form an enclosed interactive space.
The viewer enters the iron frame and interacts with the distance sensor, which triggers different sound effects by changing the distance.
DISTANCE SENSOR
Detect the distance between the object (such as a person) and the sensor.
ARDUINO BOARD
Process the data received from the distance sensor and transfer the data to the computer.
PC (PERSONA COMPUTER)
Run Ableton Live, which is responsible for receiving data transmitted by Arduino board and generating corresponding sound effects according to preset sound Settings.
VISUAL DESIGN
In terms of technical implementation, I use TouchDesigner to carry out dynamic deformation of the planar image of the Panopticon. Through the application of node network and operators, the image keeps changing on the time axis. The changing design of light and shadow patterns enhances the visual impact, intended to convey the sense of oppression and unease brought by surveillance.
TOUCHDESIGNER TRACK
https://youtu.be/_ns6jh6hzKQ
HUMAN DESIRE AND UNCERTAINTY FOR THE FUTURE
SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE AND MOVIES
SOCIAL CHANGE AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE AND USER NEEDS
BACKGROUND INSPIRATION
Using the data of life2vec system for reference, we created a new AI prediction system Odyssey.
LIFE2VEC
A SYSTEM THAT APPLIES AI TECHNOLOGY TO LIFE PREDICTION
A new study trains AI with massive amounts of data to give accurate predictions about the trajectory of an individual's life. Using detailed data on about 6 million Danish citizens from the Danish National Register between 2008 and 2016, the researchers translated relevant information such as health, education, occupation, income, and residential address into a sequence of events to recreate each person's digital life story on a timeline, using the Transformer method to train a model called life2vec .
LIFE2VEC ASSESSMENT
RADAR MAP OF FACTORS AFFECTING SURVIVAL AND REDUCED LIFE EXPECTANCY
PROCESS
MACHINE OPERATORS (ISCO Group8)
WORKERS (ISCO Group6
and DISEASES (A-B codes)
Cohen’s Quadratic kappa Score with Absolute Deviation USER FEEDBACK
When it comes to predicting personality traits, the life2vec model outperforms traditional models such as RNN
GAME LOGIC
The future presented by the Odyssey system is not fixed, but diverse and dynamic, and every future scenario generated by the system is based on the possible outcomes of the current data.
DIGITAL MODELING
VISUAL ELEMENT
Gears symbolize the movement of systems and destiny. The cogs are interlocking, representing a close collaboration between the modules of the Odyssey system to drive the prediction process.
The hands of the clock constantly circle, symbolizing the cycle of fate and the influence of decisions on the trajectory of life.
The passage of time in the clock and the precise operation of the gears symbolize the close connection between fate and choice.
LIVE SHOOTING DESIGN
According to rechal's prediction in odyssey, I designed two characters and presented them in the form of real shooting.
The form of live shooting makes these two results more concrete and realistic.
USER EXPERIENCE
OCCUPATION RISK OF DEATH
fIRST RESULT
The system uses ai to predict that she has an 72 % chance of becoming a photographer based on her major and hobbies.
Rechal had mental health problems and turned to alcohol to deal with stress, so the ai system detected an 68% chance that she would die from drinking too much in the future.
LOCATION: STUDIO PROPS: CAMERA, MULTIPLE TRIPODS
DATA INPUT
Now, you can use Odyssey AI prediction system to peek into your future. Whether it's career development, mortality risk, or future earnings, this system will provide you with unprecedented insights.
CODED INFORMATION echel has chosen to predict her future career. odyssey system will predict 72% probability of her becoming a photographer through Transformer model based on personal information such as her college major and hobby ability.
LIVE SCENE PREDICTED RESULT
EVOLUTION
CITY OF EVOLUTION
Co-evolution of plant and environment under urban environmental pollution
THE LOST CHRONICLE
A science fiction story centered on the evolution of information storage media
Plant morphological variation
Urban ecology
Symbiotic relationship
https://youtu.be/uIJtFvYcLj4
INTRODUCE
The project presents a virtual space of black and white different worlds, showing how plants co-evolve with the surrounding environment in the polluted urban environment, undergoing morphological, functional and other variations. Viewers will experience this process firsthand in virtual reality, interacting with different plants in the environment to gain insight into how they adapt and co-evolve with sources of pollution. Combining biological theory and digital art, the work aims to provoke the audience to think deeply about environmental change, ecological balance and sustainable urban development in the future.
INSPRATION
These perspectives got me thinking about how plants can co-exist with by-products of human activities (such as garbage and water pollution) in urban pollution to develop adaptive structures.
Lynn Margulis, an American biologist, writes in Symbiotic Planet that "life does not evolve in isolation. It is driven by symbiotic relationships between different organisms."
MAJOR URBAN POLLUTION PROBLEMS
The substances that cause air pollution may be gases, solids or liquid suspensions.
Ecologist Timothy Mousseau, studying the Chernobyl radiation ecology, found that "the high radiation environment, while damaging the ecosystem, also caused some plants to show increased genetic stability."
RESEARCH
Cities are a major contributor to climate change. According to UN-Habitat, cities consume 78% of the world's energy and more than 60% of greenhouse gas emissions come from urban areas. However, cities cover less than 2% of the Earth's surface.
CO-EVOLUTION OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR
e.g. Coevolution in radioactive contamination: Chernobyl plant communities
If the pollutants are not treated to remove harmful substances, they are directly or indirectly discharged into the water, which will cause water pollution.
Soil pollution is often caused by industrial activities, agricultural chemicals or improper disposal of waste.
FIELD INVESTIGATION
After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, local plant communities were exposed to high levels of radioactive contamination, but some plants showed remarkable tolerance to radiation.
Red bugs near Chernobyl have altered their wing patterns. The photo on the far left is a normal color pattern; The photos on the right are clearly different, presumably due to genetic mutations. Such mutations are more common in areas with higher radiation levels.
Kau, Guangzhou, China
South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
The Chernobyl Nuclear accident occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, USSR. The accident was the worst nuclear power accident in history.
CONCEPT
The design concept of this project focuses on "co-evolution of plants and environment under urban environmental pollution", and uses digital modeling and virtual reality technology to build an abstract other-world environment. In this environment, plant morphology changes continuously with the intensification of pollution, showing deep symbiosis and adaptation with the environment.
The design concept of the black and white different world uses simple black and white tones and abstract form language to construct a surreal evolutionary space, aiming to express the deep relationship and change between life and the environment.
DESIGN
Each interaction shows how plants adapt to their environment through morphological variation, forming a narrative of life persisting in the face of adversity.
The viewer explores the scene from a first perspective, climbing a spiral staircase and gradually unlocking plant forms that represent co-evolution, such as corroded rattan, garbage flotsam and photovoltaic trees.
CORROSIA VINEA
PLASTICA NYMPHAEA
PHOTOVOLTAICA ARBORIS
INFORMATION ON PLANT COEVOLUTION
PLANT COEVOLUTION
Adaptation of plants to air pollution
(such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, etc., affecting stomatal morphology)
Effects of water pollution on aquatic plants (e.g., the effect of eutrophication on flos flos).
Responses of plants to heavy metal pollution
(e.g. lead, cadmium, etc.)
Each plant species is triggered by interaction to demonstrate its co-evolution process in a polluted environment, showing the interweaving of technology and nature, and in spiring the audience to think about ecology, the environment and a sustainable future.
CORROSIA VINEA
Corrosia Vinea is a highly evolved aggressive vine adapted to the environment of heavily polluted industrial ruins. Known for its corrosive growth structure and rapid expansion, the species is a symbol of both ecological restoration and environmental threat.
HABITAT
Abandoned factories, chemical pollution areas, landfills and other areas eroded by industrial waste.
PHOTOVOLTAICA ARBORIS
Plastica Nymphaea is an evolutionarily adapted aquatic plant that lives in water bodies heavily polluted by plastic waste. This species mainly survives by decomposing and absorbing plastic particles, showing a high degree of adaptability to industrial pollution.
HABITAT
Wastewater ponds, urban drains, lakes and rivers with high plastic pollution.
Photovoltaica Arboris is a multifunctional energy plant that has evolved in extreme environments, and its leaves are covered with photovoltaic cells with efficient energy conversion ability, which can directly convert solar energy into biological energy and electricity. This mutant plant is a symbol of the fusion of nature and technology.
HABITAT
Wastewater ponds, urban drains, lakes and rivers with high plastic pollution.
OUTCOME
The final digital image is an immersive visual narrative combining artistic expression and scientific exploration, aiming to reveal the complex relationship between urban environmental pollution and plant co-evolution through the construction of virtual space and the presentation of dynamic images. Through the double scenes of black and white world and virtual reality ruins, the film takes the audience into a narrative journey from the evolution of life to the destruction of the environment.
https://youtu.be/goJJ8rWjw6Q
inspiration
In the rapid development of the digital era, information storage technology has undergone tremendous changes, from the early text characterization, tape recording, to today's cloud storage and blockchain technology, human needs for the preservation of memory and information has never stopped. However, with the continuous evolution of technology, the problem of memory preservation and loss is becoming more and more complicated.
How are memories lost over time?
timeline/Evolution
From ancient manual information recording techniques to 21st century digital storage.
Stone tablets & cuneiform tablets
Papyrus rolls & parchment manuscripts Printing & the Gutenberg Bible
This is the earliest recording of human information, showing the origin of writing and the recording methods of early civilizations. The invention of papyrus and parchment made it easier and more durable to record information.
The invention of printing was a major revolution in the history of information dissemination, promoting the popularization of books and knowledge.
Newspapers & movable type printing
Newspapers marked the mass dissemination of information, especially during the Industrial Revolution, and became an important source of information for the public to understand the world.
How are memories preserved by technological progress?
CONSIDER
Magnetic Tape & diskette CDS & DVDS Hard Drives & Cloud Storage
Magnetic tape and floppy disk are the typical media of information storage in the electronic age, which promotes the electronic storage of data.
CD and DVD greatly improve the capacity and convenience of information storage, so that information storage into the optical era.
BACKGROUND
In human history, the evolution of information storage, from oracle bone inscriptions to tape to cloud storage, has carried the inheritance of civilization. With the further virtualization of storage technology in the future, the preservation of memories becomes more dependent on the network and the cloud, and in the face of these seemingly eternal data systems, humans are more vulnerable.
In the next 2224 years, humanity has entered the era of hyper-digitalization, virtual museums display information storage media spanning thousands of years, however, a key lost item affects the exploration of time and space...
Hard drives mark a new era of mass data storage, while cloud storage enables global synchronization and cross-device access to information.
The short film uses cutting-edge 3D modeling and virtual camera technology, with precise camera movements throughout the narrative. Take the audience on a search for memory, technology and existence.
In the center of the future virtual museum, a huge stone tablet stands in the center, inscribed with the word "WANTED", symbolizing the desire and pursuit of lost memories.
SCENE DESIGN process
ANCIENT DESERT
Distant can see the ancient altar and ancient civilization remains
VIDEO INTERFACE DESIGN
Scene 2 ANCIENT PRINT STORYBOARD
Ancient writing is the earliest way of recording information.
The web page is flashing with information about items to search for.
Scene 3 RESONNACE
The tape in the auction room is a forgotten memory of the past, but it still contains valuable information.
THE FUTURE ERA
A new era, showing an ultra-modern factory.
Cloud storage As a symbol of future information storage, cloud data carries the memory of the entire society.
CONVEYOR BELT
Giant cloud storage machines are being automated by conveyor belt systems, representing the latest technology for the future of human information storage
