Thijs Biersteker’s Digital Artwork “Symbiosia” depicts effect of climate change on trees in Paris
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Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker has collaborated with scientist Stefano Mancuso to create an installation at the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Paris, which shows the real-time impact that climate change has exerted on the city’s nature. The proThijs Biersteker’s Digital Artwork “Symbiosia” depicts effect of climate change on trees in Paris
Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker has collaborated with scientist Stefano Mancuso to create an installation at the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Paris, which shows the real-time impact that climate change has exerted on the city’s nature. The project is titled “Symbiosia.”Biersteker is known for his interactive installations dealing with environmental and social issues. “Symbiosia” seeks to promote awareness of the impact of climate change by providing visitors with a visual representation of its effect on local trees.“I believe that the symbiotic and communicative relationships in nature, explored in ‘Symbiosia,’ are key in preparing humanity to understand the value of a harmonious ecosystem,” Biersteker explained to Dezeen. “This is needed for a future that is a balance between technology, humanity and nature.” “Symbiosia,” installed in the garden of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, comprises a pair of digital displays connected to two of the garden's trees.Mancuso, the name behind the famous International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology in Florence has helped in developing a calculative data-driven system for the project that estimates the real-time impact of climate change on nature in the city of Paris. Data on solar radiation, CO2 levels, air quality and temperature, as well as humidity, soil temperature and moisture levels, rain and dew point are factored in to calculate affects that environmental changes are having on trees. The installation enables visitors to observe how factors such as daily traffic and droughts caused by increasing summer temperatures affect the growth of the trees.“The data is presented as a pattern of tree rings, with a new ring generated every second rather than every year. The thickness and shape of the rings allow visitors to observe the short- and long-term impact of climate change,” writes Dezeen.Biersteker described the project as “a fluid mixture between art and techno-poetic science, translated in an accessible and relatable way” and an attempt to “give trees a visual voice about one of the most important topics of today: climate change.”The artist was invited to create the artwork as part of an exhibition called “Trees,” organized by the Fondation Cartier.“Symbiosia” can be viewed at “The Trees” exhibition, on view through November 10, 2019, at at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 261 Boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris, France. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more