On a journey of knowledge, to spirituality, to free my mind of these psychological locks.
Video reblogged from This is 1 Nation
Deep in the rain forests of the Indian state of Meghalaya, bridges are not built, they’re grown.
Ancient vines and roots of trees stretch horizontally across rivers and streams, creating a solid latticework structure strong enough to be used as a bridge.
Since the area receives around 15 metres of rain every year, a normal wooden bridge would quickly rot.
But because the growing bridges are alive and still growing, they actually gain strength over time.
For more than 500 years locals have guided roots and vines from the native Ficus Elastica (rubber tree) across rivers, using hollowed out trees to create root guidance systems. When they roots and vines reach the opposite bank they are allowed to take root.
In time, a sturdy living bridge is produced. Some can take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional.
Video reblogged from This is 1 Nation
The seat is made up of 1,600 pencils which are individually sprung. Each pencil can be removed and used.
cool!
Video reblogged from This is 1 Nation
‘Radioactive control’ is an outdoor installation which addresses, in a somewhat humorous tone, the paranoia which we are suffering from the escape of radioactive material in japan, bringing into question the safety systems at the nuclear power plants.
Conceived by Spanish collective luzinterruptus for the dockville festival in Hamburg, Germany, it took 6 days to install. The project features an army of 100 mysterious, illuminated radioactive figures, which seem to have advanced threateningly on the natural environment in which they are positioned. The intention of the piece was to invite reflection regarding the use and abuse of nuclear energy, cheap in economic terms, but which can cause grave secondary effects for the environment and health, forever irreversible.
