Master Of Animation, Games & Interactivity
Master Of Animation, Games & Interactivity

Theme

Play & Nature

Context

This week we talk about nature and the circumstance in which we live. Naturally, we think of green-related, such as plants, flowers and so on. I decided to left the small space and went out to embrace nature. Richard Coyne (2014) said that It's beneficial to occasionally walk outside and take in the scenery, whether it's in a garden, park, rural area, or wilderness, this is supported by the arts, literature, design, and common sense. Indeed, it is a good idea to get away from the busy work, leave the small office, discover and feel the vitality of nature, and try to have fun. I occasionally came across a water-related experiment on Youtube and found that one of them used leaves as a key factor. So I decided to try it. 

Method

This week, I took a short trip to pick some leaves and try to make art with plants and liquid. I collected several leaves of different shapes in the park near my residence. According to their different floating effects in the water, I put ink on the stem of the leaves to make them float naturally. The ink will be split in the water, which will become a unique visual effect.

Reflection

Nature is so wonderful that a single buoyancy can produce such a beautiful picture. Although the leaf is doing not need to float movement, the ink split process is fancy. Maybe I can try different sizes of leaves or different paints so that maybe the picture will be more beautiful. Through my observation, different leaves in the water floating velocity creates a pattern to make me feel a natural beauty, like all of us pay more attention to nature, walk into nature, to find inspiration from nature, and its interaction, instead of proper away from electronics, whether can for the earth environmental protection make a meagre force.

Reference

Coyne, R. Nature vs Smartphones, Interactions, 2014. pp. 24. viewed on Oct 2nd.
VisioNil. 8 Amazing Water Experiments At Home || Easy Science Experiments With Water, YouTube, 2020. viewed on Oct 1st.
Deen E., liquid-rainbow-start, YouTube, 2011. viewed on Oct 1st. <https://youtu.be/wmqp-T3Algo>

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/n1DqMv9oZjY

About This Work

By Junzhe Yan (Jun)
Email Junzhe Yan (Jun)
Published On: 02/10/2022