(2 experiments)
From the series Interpreting Science Fiction
2021
4K, time lapse video, 7:20 min
Wood, plant, light, electric motor
Motor coding: Marko Tandefelt/Parasense
In the video, a plant grows inside a space-capsule-shaped chamber. A light rotates around the chamber with a 48-hour cycle. At times, the light passes behind red filters, creating a short night for the plant. The plant grows according to its own kind of circadian rhythm, which is not typical on Earth. The experiment acclimates the plant to the daily rhythms of other celestial bodies’ orbits. The experiment is shown in the video twice with two different plants. If we want to go into space, we must take plants with us.
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VALONNOPEUS (2 koetta),
sarjasta ’Tulkintoja Science Fictionista’
2021
4K, time lapse video, 7:20 min
Moottorikoodaus: Marko Tandefelt / Parasense
Videolla kasvi kasvaa avaruuskapselin muotoisessa tilassa. Tilan ympärillä kiertää valo 48 tunnin kiertonopeudella kapselia ympäri. Valo kiertää välillä punaisten kalvojen edestä luoden kasville lyhyen yön. Kasvi kasvaa omanlaisessa vuorokausirytmissä, joka ei ole tyypillinen maapallolla. Koe totuttaa kasvia muiden taivaankappaleiden kiertoratojen vuorokausirytmiin. Koe tapahtuu videolla 2 kertaa eri kasveilla. Jos haluamme mennä avaruuteen, meidän täytyy ottaa kasvit mukaamma.
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Interpreting Science Fiction
The series of four videos seeks to find a balance between science fiction and science fact. A real plant lives through some of the ideas of science fiction, for example artificial gravitation in it’s different forms. For the plant these ideas are real in this moment. This is documented in a time lapse videos with some old school special effects from science fiction movies.