https://padlet.com/doleyoliver/9urko17p9md8d8on Know Your Place, Improvised Trapping en-us 2021-02-11 13:02:33 UTC 2024-12-01 00:31:39 UTC hello@padlet.com doleyoliver https://padlet.com/doleyoliver/9urko17p9md8d8on/wish/1192018625 I have grew this tree from a seed, It lives in a pot in my room, I plan to plant this when it is ready, it is completely reliant on me, if I don't water it it will die, to much water it will die, no sun it will die, poor soil it will die. Relative to humans this organism isn't sentient and cannot defend itself, it cant run or hide, it cant voice opinions or oppose policy and bias, in short this tree is perceived as trapped by me a human.

On the other hand this organism isn't bound by our society and all the rules and issues within it, this tree doesn't perceive discomfort as a human would, this tree will likely outlive me for years if left to its own devices. When this tree grows I will be forced to repot it/re-house it for it to continue its life. Because of my will and choice to keep this tree alive, am I trapped by being forced to maintain its requirements to survive?

So is this tree really trapped? or am I? 
This reminds me of two instances in film, "ignorance is bliss from the matrix", the tree is ignorant of the struggles that humans face.

This also reminds me of the power play between Hannibal Lecter and agent Stirling, he is trapped and yet Agent Stirling is immediately struggling for power over the situation and she is presented as trapped, ironic since Lecter is physically caged from society.

I chose a tree for this activity as I felt guilty with the thought of caging a wild animal, an animal that may perceive feelings such as boredom, stress, anxiety and other negative feelings as a result of being caged, certainly a reflection of my upbringing and what I perceive as unfair and cruel, whereas an individual from a developing county may choose their survival and prosperity over acknowledging animal rights.

I chose this species of tree as they look visually appealing to me simple as that, potentially a reflection on the environment and country I live within as scots pines are fairly common in the UK, it is also a hardy species of tree reflecting my admiration of it.

It could be argued that scots pine is native to Scotland and not England and I am affecting the biodiversity of the environment adversely, I am conflicted here as Wales, Scotland and England are human generated nouns, a cultural bias of what areas of land are, for what these are, are geographical locations that over billions of years have seen so much change that the line is blurred relative to the age of the earth.

The materials I acquired myself through purchase at stores, the small pot from an evicted dead cactus, re-using the material, compost from my garden re-using garden waste.

Initially I had to entice this tree to grow having to cool it for 4 weeks to simulate the passing of winter into spring before planting, I had to water and protect it for weeks to see evidence of growth.

I find this choice of topic for the activity to represent a situationist theory of place



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