Yujia Zhou
About
https://zhouyujia1999.wixsite.com/yujia
Project Brief:
Divining Pollinators is a project based on the analysis of the pollination system in the north-eastern part of Crete, Greece and the problematic trends that have emerged in it by creating a spiritual storytelling device about the pollination system with reference to real ecological problems that have already taken place.
Myth can also be understood as an ancient scientific phenomenon recording methods. By incorporating characters from ancient Greek myths, this project creates a link between modern science and a way of understanding nature like the historical period. The purpose of this project in conjunction with mythology is to revisit the new relationships and changes between elements of the pollination system in order to construct a more inclusive state of pollination, emphasising the current changes that are taking place in these seemingly marginalised roles in life. and how a variety of natural and human-induced actions are directly or indirectly affecting the region’s pollination systems. And give audiences from all over the world a platform to create and communicate what they see as future trends in pollination patterns.
Divining Pollinators project attempts to serve as a medium for dialogue between myth, ecology, and art by bringing in the perspectives of bees, plants, and wind (climate) to review the relationships between elements of the pollination system in the region’s historical, present, and future scenarios, which merge the past present with visions of the future, drawing on historical myths, humanities, and ecological sciences, and offering a novel perspective on redefining the relationship between time, space, and ecology.
Cooperation with: Jiayu Dai, Yuxuan Zhu
Link to the project website:
https://zhouyujia1999.wixsite.com/my-site-10
Everyone who uses the device can tell a different scenario of future pollination, here is a video of a performance of one version of the story.
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