{"id":1824,"date":"2015-12-11T04:11:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T04:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guelphoutdoorschool.wordpress.com\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2015-12-11T04:11:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T04:11:24","slug":"space-terrarium-prototype-mk1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/outdoorschool\/2015\/12\/11\/space-terrarium-prototype-mk1\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Terrarium Prototype mk1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Space Terrarium Prototype mk1
\n<\/strong>Plant life, acrylic, steel, ready-made light fixtures<\/p>\n

The Space Terrarium \u2014 so named as a nod to the N.A.S.A. research<\/a> that inspired it \u2014 is a vertical, modular, triangular garden sculpture, designed and fabricated to support young plants and to clean the air.<\/p>\n

Ready-made fluorescent light fixtures operate at the 6500k colour light spectrum and mounted on a custom welded armature, surround the plants from all sides. Laser cut acrylic containers feature drainage holes in each of their floors, allowing gravity to irrigate the small terrariums from the top down.<\/p>\n

This piece is meant be practical as well as to celebrate life \u2014 and at the same time to highlight the symbiotic relationship between humans and plants.<\/p>\n

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Work in process images<\/strong> (below)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Initial design images<\/strong> (below – plant models and light fixtures are stock)<\/p>\n

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Cell phone video showing irrigation drip<\/strong> (below)<\/p>\n