Royal College of Art
Winter 2022 - Summer 2023 (WIP)
Site: Charleston (Charleston Firle, West Firle, Lewes BN8 6LL)
Winter 2022 - Summer 2023 (WIP)
Site: Charleston (Charleston Firle, West Firle, Lewes BN8 6LL)
Taking place in the near hypothetical future in 2052, the project speculates on the role of technology, especially Artificial Intelligence, where humanity faces the natural catastrophe caused by climate changes.
It is 2042 - 7 years later, the initial phase of artificial intelligence SEB-GAIA (Symbiotic Ecosystem Balancer), which purpose is to monitor human activities and their impacts on the environment and prescribe the counter measurements to restore the balance of the ecosystem was initiated.
The Charleston Farmhouse has been designated as a Monumental landscape to commemorate 'The Great Drought That Never Happened'. The event was predicted and prevented by SEB-GAIA, based on the data in 2038- Satellite images of the dryness of the soil, deforestation and abnormal temperature changes, and scientific microscopic analysis.
In order to prevent the event, SEB-GAIA initiated the distribution of newly synthesised moss that helps increase the maximum capacity of the moisture to be stored at the surface. The glasshouse in the garden was covered by precisely-distributed moss, which accidentally altered the vegetation of the area. It also sparked the debate on what is more important - saving plants or preserving the cultural heritage. On the other side, people came up with small devices such as 'moss curtain' to evade the machine's reconnaissance, and the black market exchanging these newly invented species became a new blue ocean.
Contextual Recording - Speculative data analysis
Contextual Recording - Extracting the natural textures from the 3D Scanning
Moss Monument to the Drought That Never Happened
Facade of the Charleston Farmhouse
People's Reaction to the Moss Monument
Execution: Distribution of the synthesised moss
Moments: Organic Materials + Architectural Interventions