{"id":1266,"date":"2014-03-25T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2015-11-20T17:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T22:25:58","slug":"awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times; font-size: medium; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>(3\/25_Updated_footage version)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a project of <em><strong>material experiment<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>mycelium network simulation<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0The ultimate goal is to pull closer humans&#8217; relationship with fungus, increase <em><strong>awareness<\/strong><\/em>, and explore the usage of mycelium by holding workshop and gathering public source.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/89543127?byline=0&amp;color=c9ff23\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90080846?byline=0&amp;color=c9ff23\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">material experiment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2007,\u00a0Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre noticed\u00a0mycelium&#8217;s self-assembling glue-like character. By growing mycelium with agricultural byproducts, they discovered a biological, durable, and compostable material that performs, and they found a company called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovativedesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>ecovatice<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Their products are pressed with pressure during production, and are thick, chunky, and volumetric. Inspired by artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericklarenbeek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Klarenbeek<\/a>&#8216;s 3D printed case with straw,\u00a0I guessed as long as I follow the principle that &#8220;mycelium digests nutrient and water and grows harder&#8221;, the process of production can be free-formed and without boundary. So I gave it a try.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/diagram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1313\" alt=\"diagram\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/diagram-1024x275.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/diagram-1024x275.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/diagram-300x80.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/diagram-304x81.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the blender part, the ratio of mycelium+straw &amp; water is approximately 2:1.<\/p>\n<p>Hang the balls in a separated area in order to avoid be contaminated. And after 3~5 days the ball will become obvious white, showing the growing of mycelium.<\/p>\n<p>After 10 days, harvest the balls and pop the balloons, and voila!<\/p>\n<p>Put them aside and dry their interiors for a day(because they were blocked by the balloon).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1273\" alt=\"IMG_3105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3105.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1282\" alt=\"IMG_3145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3145.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1279\" alt=\"IMG_3130\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130-1024x593.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130-1024x593.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130-304x176.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3130.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1274\" alt=\"IMG_3110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3110.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1284\" alt=\"IMG_3157\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3157.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier;\">mycelium network<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m also interested in how mycelium communicates with each others. The roots of most land plants are colonised by mycorrhizal fungi that provide mineral nutrients in exchange for carbon, and\u00a0based on <em>&#8220;Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack\u201d<\/em> on\u00a0<em>Ecology Letter<\/em>, <em>by Zdenka Babikova, Lucy Gilbert, Toby J. A. Bruce,3 Michael Birkett, John C. Caulfield, Christine Woodcock, John A. Pickett and David Johnson<\/em>,\u00a0mycorrhizal mycelia can also act as a conduit for signaling between plants, acting as an early warning system for herbivore attack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-19-at-10.39.44-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1319\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-03-19 at 10.39.44 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-19-at-10.39.44-AM.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-19-at-10.39.44-AM.png 1000w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-19-at-10.39.44-AM-300x166.png 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-19-at-10.39.44-AM-304x169.png 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The experiment is based on the fact that Vicia Faba will emit plant volatiles, particularly methyl salicylate, making this bean plants repellent to aphids but attractive to aphid(bugs) enemies such as parasitoids. It sets up 5 Vicia Faba, having only one of them attacked by aphids, \u00a0and having it either connected to other plants with roots or without roots, with mycelium or without mycelium(as picture right above). And the result(as picture left above) shows that the plants, which are connected to the Donor(infested w\/ aphids) by mycelium, act same as the Donor, producing volatiles to repel aphids and attract aphids&#8217; enemy. It means This underground messaging system allows neighboring plants to invoke herbivore defenses before attack.<\/p>\n<p>It interests me a lot, and I want to use it as the content to inform people about the amazing behavior of fungus by visualizing the network of mycelium. The idea is&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>when there&#8217;s no one around, the mycelium bulb will breathe in its own pattern, presenting w\/ LEDs,\u00a0and there is a video playing footages of fungus &amp; mycelium life.<\/li>\n<li>once someone comes near, the mycelium bulbs will communicate with each other, lighting up and off one by one, and the video will change to broadcast the human-related footages(e.g. garbage, oil spill, and\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times; font-size: medium;\"><em>mycoremediation<\/em><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1293\" alt=\"2014-03-12 09.48.46\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46-1024x529.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46-1024x529.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46-300x155.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46-304x157.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-09.48.46.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>footage <em><strong>Breathing<\/strong><\/em>, password: fungus<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90084660?byline=0&amp;color=c9ff23\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>footage <em><strong>Aware<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>password: fungus<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90084659?byline=0&amp;color=c9ff23\" height=\"438\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And here are my <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times; font-size: large;\"><strong>Arduino<\/strong><\/span><\/em> code. I wrote digitalWrite into PMW pins.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: c; gutter: true\">\/\/#include &lt;LED.h&gt;\r\n#include &lt;NewPing.h&gt;\r\n\r\n#define TRIGGER_PIN 8\r\n#define ECHO_PIN 7\r\n#define MAX_DISTANCE 30\r\n\r\n\/\/for ultrasonic sensor\r\nNewPing sonar(TRIGGER_PIN, ECHO_PIN, MAX_DISTANCE);\r\nint value;\r\nint interval;  \/\/to trigger the change of LEDs\r\n\r\n\/\/for smoothing\r\nconst int numReadings = 5;\r\nint readings[numReadings];\r\nint oriReading;\r\nint index = 0;\r\nint total = 0;\r\nint average = 0;\r\n\r\n\/\/pin\r\nint ledPins[] = { \r\n  3,5,6,9,10,11 };\r\n\r\nint lastFade[6] = {\r\n  0};\r\nint level[] = {\r\n  10, 23, 45, 50, 100, 205};\r\n\r\n\/\/output\r\nint maxV = 220;\r\nint minV = 5;\r\n\r\n\/\/slope &amp; intercept\r\ndouble ain[6], bin[6], aex[6], bex[6];\r\n\r\n\/\/time\r\ndouble inTime[] = {\r\n  1500, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2300};\r\ndouble pauseTime[] = {\r\n  350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600};\r\ndouble outTime[] = {\r\n  2000, 2200, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2800};\r\ndouble thirdT[6], cycleT[6];\r\ndouble levels[6];\r\n\r\nboolean lightUp[6];\r\nint awareTime[] = {\r\n  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5};\r\nint awareOriTime[] = {\r\n  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5};\r\n\r\nvoid setup() {\r\n  Serial.begin(9600);\r\n\r\n  \/\/smoothing\r\n  for(int i=0; i&lt;numReadings; i++){\r\n    readings[i] = 0;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  for(int i=0; i&lt;6; i++) {\r\n    pinMode(ledPins[i], OUTPUT);\r\n\r\n    thirdT[i] = inTime[i] + pauseTime[i];\r\n    cycleT[i] = inTime[i] + pauseTime[i] + outTime[i];\r\n\r\n    ain[i] = (maxV - minV)\/inTime[i];\r\n    bin[i] = minV;\r\n    aex[i] = (minV - maxV)\/outTime[i];\r\n    bex[i] = maxV - aex[i]*(inTime[i]+pauseTime[i]);\r\n\r\n    lightUp[i] = false;\r\n  }  \r\n}\r\n\r\nunsigned long tstart[6];\r\ndouble time;\r\n\r\nvoid loop() {\r\n\r\n  \/\/ultrasonic sensor\r\n  oriReading = sonar.ping();\r\n  value = (int) oriReading\/US_ROUNDTRIP_CM;\r\n\r\n  for(int thisChannel=0; thisChannel&lt;6; thisChannel++) {\r\n\r\n    \/\/if detect ppl, all light up\r\n    if(value &gt; 0) {\r\n\r\n      \/\/if time can be dividable by 60\r\n      if ( (awareTime[thisChannel])%6 == 0 ) {\r\n        lightUp[thisChannel] = !lightUp[thisChannel];\r\n      }\r\n\r\n      if(lightUp[thisChannel] == true)\r\n        levels[thisChannel] = 255;\r\n      else\r\n        levels[thisChannel] = 0;\r\n\r\n      analogWrite(ledPins[thisChannel], levels[thisChannel]);\r\n\r\n      \/\/determin whether to restart the cycle of time\r\n      awareTime[thisChannel] += 1;\r\n\r\n      if( awareTime[thisChannel] &gt;= (180) )\r\n        awareTime[thisChannel] = awareOriTime[0];\r\n    } \r\n\r\n    \/\/if not, do LED pattern\r\n    else {\r\n\r\n      if (lastFade[thisChannel] &lt;= inTime[thisChannel]) {\r\n        levels[thisChannel] = int( ain[thisChannel]*lastFade[thisChannel] + bin[thisChannel] );\r\n      }\r\n      else if (lastFade[thisChannel] &lt;= thirdT[thisChannel]) {\r\n        levels[thisChannel] = maxV;\r\n      }\r\n      else {\r\n        levels[thisChannel] = int( aex[thisChannel]*lastFade[thisChannel] + bex[thisChannel] );\r\n      }\r\n\r\n      analogWrite(ledPins[thisChannel], levels[thisChannel]);\r\n      delay(1);\r\n\r\n      \/\/determin whether to restart the cycle of time\r\n      if(lastFade[thisChannel] &gt;= cycleT[thisChannel]) {\r\n        lastFade[thisChannel] = 0;\r\n        tstart[thisChannel] = millis();\r\n      }\r\n      else {\r\n        lastFade[thisChannel] = millis() - tstart[thisChannel];\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And my <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times; font-size: large;\"><strong>Processing<\/strong><\/span><\/em> code to switch footages based on the Serial signal got from Arduino.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: java; gutter: true\">import processing.serial.*;\r\nimport processing.video.*;\r\nimport java.awt.MouseInfo;\r\nimport java.util.Arrays;\r\nimport java.util.Collections;\r\nimport java.awt.Rectangle;\r\n\r\nMovie aware;\r\nMovie grow;\r\nboolean playGrow = true;\r\n\r\nSerial myPort;\r\n\r\nvoid setup() {\r\n  size(displayWidth, displayHeight);\r\n  if (frame != null) {\r\n    frame.setResizable(true);\r\n  }\r\n  background(0);\r\n  \/\/ Load and play the video in a loop\r\n  aware = new Movie(this, &quot;aware_2.mp4&quot;);\r\n  grow = new Movie(this, &quot;grow_v2.mp4&quot;);\r\n  aware.loop();\r\n  grow.loop();\r\n\r\n\/\/  println(Serial.list());\r\n  String portName = Serial.list()[5];\r\n  myPort = new Serial(this, portName, 9600);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid movieEvent(Movie m) {\r\n  m.read();\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid draw() {\r\n  if(playGrow)\r\n    image(grow, 0, 0, width, height);\r\n  else\r\n    image(aware, 0, 0, width, height);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid serialEvent (Serial myPort) {\r\n  int inByte = myPort.read();\r\n  println(inByte);\r\n\r\n  if (inByte &gt; 10)\r\n    playGrow = false;\r\n  else\r\n    playGrow = true;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid keyPressed() {\r\n  if(key == &#039;1&#039;)\r\n    playGrow = true;\r\n  if(key == &#039;2&#039;)\r\n    playGrow = false;\r\n}\r\n\r\nint mX;\r\nint mY;\r\n\r\nboolean sketchFullScreen() {\r\n  return true;\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid mouseDragged() {\r\n  frame.setLocation(\r\n  MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().x-mX, \r\n  MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().y-mY);\r\n}\r\n\r\npublic void init() {\r\n  frame.removeNotify();\r\n  frame.setUndecorated(true);\r\n  frame.addNotify();\r\n  super.init();\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>photos of <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times; font-size: large;\"><em><strong>Fabrication<\/strong><\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1288\" alt=\"2014-03-11 12.19.29\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29-1024x613.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29-304x182.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-11-12.19.29.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1290\" alt=\"2014-03-12 00.24.24\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24-1024x613.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24-1024x613.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24-304x182.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-12-00.24.24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1268\" alt=\"lightUp2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp2-1024x534.gif\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp2-1024x534.gif 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp2-300x156.gif 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp2-304x158.gif 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1267\" alt=\"lightUp1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lightUp1.gif\" width=\"804\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1369\" alt=\"IMG_9685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9685.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1368\" alt=\"IMG_9701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701-304x202.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9701.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 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class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/awareness\/img_9695\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_9695-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>For further development, I&#8217;m thinking about maybe cooperate with <a href=\"http:\/\/make.kategodwin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kate<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;<em>mushroom craft<\/em>&#8221; and have some craft workshops! After all the process of making those mycelium light bulbs, I&#8217;ve been through the fabrication works which I&#8217;ve never tried before, and it felt great! I think direct &#8220;<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #33cccc;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino;\">Hand<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>&#8221; touch is the most effective way to pull closer the relationship between people and materials.<\/p>\n<p>By starting the production from searching and growing the material, we can appreciate more about the resource we take from nature and also be more aware about the environmental issues. Not just sitting there receiving the news from TV, but actually \u00a0caring and being aware of it because you feel it affecting the fabrication process directly. Maker\/Crafter spirit is one of the answer to the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(3\/25_Updated_footage version) It&#8217;s a project of material experiment and mycelium network simulation.\u00a0The ultimate goal is to pull closer humans&#8217; relationship with fungus, increase awareness, and explore the usage of mycelium&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/awareness\/\">Read The Rest &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[127,97,116],"tags":[158,171,79,170,142,169,66,145],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1370,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jhclaura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}