Golden Systems

This project takes a variety of figures from the plates of German zoologist Ernst Haeckel and, using an abstract form, creates a series of pavilions focusing on the celebration and rebirth of nature. Each pavilion has a unique purpose, from composting to water capture to solar energy capture to plant growth, which help to promote regrowth in an area which has suffered from deforestation. In juxtaposition to their purposes is the materiality, which is meant to both highlight the delicate nature of these plants, hide the machine aspect in a thing of beauty, and bring attention to the celebratory aspect of the pavilion. The representations which cover the pavilions are that of orchids, varietal mosses, and leaves, all meant to show the nature which humans are slowly stripping away.