A lighthouse traditionally warns of danger and guides sailors to land or a harbour. What if a lighthouse could warn people of air pollution? What if it could play a role in making people care about their environments? The cuboids on the image below are responsive to the weather on the island Read more…
Mosaic is an ancient storytelling art. Traditionally a mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular static pieces of coloured stone, glass or ceramic and held in place by plaster and or mortar. Imagine if each of these little pieces were dynamic (i.e. responding to different Read more…
What would a tourist map of Flatholm island look like? What would a 3D, dynamic and ‘live’ map of Flatholm island look like? The below map of New Jersey highlights the main attractions of the location. What are the main attractions of Flatholm island? The number of seagulls sighted that Read more…
Using a ‘data dashboard’ set-up as the foundation, we start to play around with the idea of a physical dashboard….where the data can have its own physical and more meaningful presence. Being an island, water is the centre of everything and likewise, the water narrative is what ties all components Read more…
Nowadays, data is generally presented via a dashboard… via graphs and other modes of digital visualisation. What happens when this experience becomes physical. What can the ‘physical and tangible’ add to the data experience? What is the essence of the data physicalisation that will take the data experience to a Read more…
Anchoring the idea around water and our (humans) tendency to not fully understand and appreciate the value of our freshwater (i.e. Do we know that by 2050 there will be a global lack of freshwater?). Our future is intricately linked with the need for water and essentially, that our current Read more…
‘Climate change will impact every aspect of biophysical systems and society. However, unlike other components of the climate system, the impact of climate change on the groundwater system has only recently received attention. This focus is due to the realization that groundwater is a vital freshwater resource crucial to global Read more…
Biodiversity loss on Flatholm island could mean the extinction of species (plant or animal), as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat (i.e. lesser black backed gulls?). This could mean the loss of biological diversity on the island. Interestingly, the local reduction or loss Read more…
What does SSSI mean? Firstly, it is a formal conservation designation. It is an area that is of particular interest to science due to the rare species of fauna or flora it contains. Flat Holm island was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1972. Several rare species Read more…
