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This is me: We Flourish

The plant : centre stage. The plant generates both the audio symphony and the visual space. the plant is the "me" in "this is me : we flourish"
Rowan tree sapling [Gaelic:"caorunn"] : revered as magical, affording protection against malevolent beings & enchantments. a base for booze. OR iconic Scottish wildflower like : moss campion, cuckoo flower, lichen or bryophyte.
Different plants have a different song to sing and these are being experimented with in order to make the final choice. Imitating nature the rings reflect the Fibonacci sequence. They are arranged in a revolving pattern, offset, held in place in an unsustainable position, wanting to fall, to evolve but held rigid against their will. on one side they are deep black, absorbing all light, unreal, unnatural. the other side they thrive, illuminated, reflecting and mirroring the world around them. gazing spheres from huge arrays, reflecting the viewer and those around them, over and over. plucked from these mirrored arrays the gazing balls become something more. Disconnected from the rings, the gazing balls become something new. seed pods containing wildflower. the progeny of the plant. the participants are invited to seek out these pods, distributed across the waterfall site. a game of seek and find ensues. on finding the pods they become the custodian of the plants future. they are requested to take the pod with them and at the correct time, in the right location they should uncork the seed pod, reflect on it, in it, by themselves or with others. they spread the wildflower seed across the Kelburn estate. seeding a new generation.

Will Cavendish | installation creator
Jeremy Green | music/sound design & software architect
Steve Gruar | software engineer
Oscar McIntosh | video production & rope access
Axel van der Waal | Artist
Zelda van der Waal | Artist & data scientist
Aaron Wood | crew
Tom Allan | crew

William Cavendish

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