Tree.One, International Horticultural Exhibition Chengdu, 2024
Tree.One is an installation unveiled at the Chengdu Horticultural Exhibition 2024, the “Olympic” event in the profession of flower and horticulture worldwide. In the entrance area of this exhibition, ecoLogicStudio showcases a visionary sculpture, transcending traditional artistic boundaries. Visitors engaged with ecoLogicStudio’s exploration on biomaterials that captivate the senses but also facilitate carbon capture, harnessing the power of art for environmental benefits. This scientific and artistic journey illuminates the potential of sustainable design, as well as catalyses meaningful discussions about the intricate interplay between creativity and ecological consciousness.
and AI generated video of "Tree.One City".
The exhibition space features the sculptural centrepiece “Tree.One”, a robotically “grown” living artwork, the BioWall installation, illustrating the pioneering innovation behind the bio-digital synthesis of “Tree.One” and an AI generated video of “Tree.One City”.
The designated BioWall offers an immersive exhibition of the bio-digital synthesis of Tree One and the vision of a carbon-neutral city. It begins with a visual representation detailing vital nutrients and salts essential for robust algal growth. The narrative then progresses into a vibrant portrayal of real-time algae cultivation within liquid photobioreactors. A captivating highlight includes a live demonstration illustrating the integration of air pollutants into algae cultivation, seamlessly integrating a biomass harvesting system. The BioWall serves as an educational journey, providing a comprehensive understanding of the bio-polymerization process, with observations of an assortment of biomaterial samples and small-scale 3D printed biodegradable prototypes, along with a didactic Tree One synthesis video.
Exhibited are biodigitally designed stool morphologies, 3D-printed using biomaterial filaments. These stools showcase innovative seating design potential, exemplifying biomaterial-infused 3D forms. Utilizing diverse biomaterial fillaments such as ecoPLA, non-oil-based, and algae-based, the stools highlight sustainable production. Beneath the shelf, an array of bioplastic material samples and algae powder samples are displayed, further expanding the idea of biomaterial ingredients pallet. Next to it the process of the algae cultivation system is displayed.