{"id":1595,"date":"2015-12-06T18:27:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.wordpress.com\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2015-12-06T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T18:27:43","slug":"getting-to-know-plants-a-plant-social-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/outdoorschool\/2015\/12\/06\/getting-to-know-plants-a-plant-social-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Plants: A Plant Social"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1252\" src=\"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/mg_0053.jpg?resize=3456%2C5184\" alt=\"_MG_0053\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Getting to know plants&#8221; is an event about human interaction with the botanical world.\u00a0 We curated plants from our surrounding community and created a space for people to have conversation and physical interaction with them.\u00a0 Our interest in the social lives of plants stemmed from a discussion in class.\u00a0 Diane Borsato encouraged a student to &#8220;get to know the moss&#8221;. We became increasingly aware of the way humans care for plants as objects, possessions, and decoration.\u00a0 This work challenges the conventions of interaction and our relationships with plants.<\/p>\n<p>The gallery was curated with 13 plants of diverse kinds.\u00a0 They were situated on different objects such as cinder blocks, plinths, artificial turf and shelving at various heights.\u00a0 The height variation allowed visitors to interact with a plant at their own comfort level.\u00a0 Each individual was given a prompt card entering the space to either facilitate a conversation or physical contact.<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1620\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1620\" src=\"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/mg_0042.jpg?resize=5184%2C3456\" alt=\"_MG_0042\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">caress a plant between your hand and cheek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1253\" src=\"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/mg_0077.jpg?resize=5184%2C3456\" alt=\"_MG_0077\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">draw a portrait of a plant and leave it for them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1250\" style=\"width: 5059px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1250\" src=\"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/mg_0063.jpg?resize=5059%2C3373\" alt=\"_MG_0063\" width=\"5059\" height=\"3373\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">draw a portrait of a plant and leave it for them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1251\" style=\"width: 4921px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1251\" src=\"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/mg_0067.jpg?resize=4921%2C3281\" alt=\"_MG_0067\" width=\"4921\" height=\"3281\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">talk to a plant about your relationship problems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Getting to know plants&#8221; 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