P006 → Simulated Soil
Simulated Soil,2022,
Video, Asphalt ,Soil,Assembly Machine, Installation.
The process of urban growth, often marked by the encroachment of asphalt upon the natural world, gives rise to a counterintuitive contradiction. In response to this contradiction, I initiated an experiment. I designed a mechanism with the aim of harnessing asphalt as a potential cultivable resource within the context of urban construction. I reconfigured the molecular composition of asphalt, envisioning it as a planting medium, and initiated a simulated process of plant growth within asphalt.
This endeavor sought to reintegrate asphalt, a constituent of urban expansion, back into the natural realm by simulating the primitive process of plant growth, ultimately challenging our perception of the relationship between urban development and the environment.