GigaPans are large quality panoramas, which you can click and zoom in to see incredible details. It is much easier to explore them than describe them. So click here and have a look. Being able to produce these for the Gordon St. Project will be of great value, not only to explore the Gordon St. area but also across the region. They are also developing macro Gigapans, so you can explore images taken using a microscope to explore the microscopic world for example a barnacle. Sounds boring? Well have a look here.
Other developments include using the same concept but applied to time lapse films and an interesting education project, you can watch the video below. Lastly they have just finished a Bioblitz using peoples gigapans and when there is more information on this I shall put here. Overall the system provides huge potential for us to use in all sorts of creative and exciting ways.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Resonating Bodies
"Resonating Bodies” is a series of integrated media installations, community outreach projects and educational initiatives which focuses on biodiversity of pollinators indigenous to the natural and urban ecosystems of Canada, with special focus on the city Toronto.
From their blog . Lots of interesting information and ideas.
From their blog . Lots of interesting information and ideas.
E.O. Wilson - "Lord of the Ants"
We only got to watch a short bit of this film during the workshop, so you can watch the whole thing here.
Insetct Hotels
A two foot high hotel, which takes its design inspiration from children’s fable Hansel & Gretel and was constructed entirely from scavenged waste material, was crowned the ‘public’s favourite’ following an online vote.
More information here
Friday, June 3, 2011
Pestival
From the Pestival website
Pestival is a mobile arts festival examining insect-human interactivity in bioscience, through paradigms of contemporary art, cinema, music and comedy as well as direct scientific demonstration and educational projects.
Pestival brings together eminent international artists and scientists, along with local and global communities, to collaborate on cutting-edge interdisciplinary art projects, placing the natural world under the microscope in order to further public understanding of our place within the biosphere.
Visit their website for loads more information, videos etc. about Pestival. One day we may have an exciting event like Pestival?
Workshop Information
We have been running workshops this week, so students can develop an application for funding. They looked at a wide range of insect and environmental based work as well as visiting Gordon St. Staff from the school worked on drama, poetry and discussion based work exploring environmental issues. Students made some short films, took 100's of images and tried out some mobile apps.
The following links and information are taken from the workshops and made available for the students to further develop their ideas.
The following links and information are taken from the workshops and made available for the students to further develop their ideas.
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