I'd also like to share my Time-Lapse of plant growth that I made for my thesis exhibition.

In order to allow the viewers to observe the most import aspect, which is the growth of the plants, I installed a camera to record the life cycle over 10 weeks. 3 times a day, pictures were taken of a small growth chamber holding 4 olla vessels. These vessels were made up of the brown clay body and bush bean seeds. Over the course of 10 weeks: germination, sprouts, rooting, flowering, fruiting, and finally decay took place. The importance of the time lapse was for viewers to better visualize the process of growth beyond the represented objects.

It’s not often that one observes the full cycle of a life form, acknowledging every moment of the plant’s movement, and wondering what next. This work speaks of ephemerality, the narration of a seed, the autonomy of the plant, the journey of growth and decay, the relationship to the land, the domestication of plants for food, as well as the domestication of the vessel for agriculture.
-Jacque Adams 

https://vimeo.com/407862055

My final project consisted of me collecting while I walk, taking in the foliage and flowers that surround me. (this is why I love Florida so much). For the collection,  I focused on flowers with bright colors and what was in bloom that day.  Then, I arranged the foraged material into mandala's alongside walking paths for others to enjoy. I wore a GoPro as I collected (many shots are with the camera's angle a bit off, sorry was hard to tell as I was wearing and recording, first round wearing this camera) Enjoy!- Jacque Adams
https://vimeo.com/410446566

Marnelli Final Project: Connecting Cultures

Collection:

• Kombucha
• SCOBY
• Sourdough starter
• Yogurt (not used)
• Kimchi (not used)

I'm not the greatest at photography, but this is what I was able to set up.

Connecting Cultures

The idea behind my project is to showcase the ecosystem within our bodies and how the microbes involved mirror humans that are part of a larger ecosystem and form communities and cultures of their own. Jewelry was used to display the microbes not only as decorative use, but for tying another tangible item to a civilization's history. As you wear the jewelry, millions of microbes that built up a relationship with each other are preserved and are used to bridge a community within us to one formed outside in the world.

Note: Although there are many countries that have their respective fermented dishes, I modeled the jewelry after ones seen in Chinese and Filipino cultures as they are my backgrounds.

Fermented materials used/considered were all made by me beginning in late December/early January.

篦 Bi (Chinese Hair Comb)

Earrings (modeled after traditional
Chinese earrings)

Earrings (modeled after traditional
Filipino earrings)

Filipino Peineta/Payneta (Hair Comb)

"Flashcards" with Information

fermentation

a metabolic process in which an
organism converts a carbohydrate
(starch or sugar) into an alcohol or
acid

s.c.o.b.y.

symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast

health

The microbes in fermented foods provide
probiotics that can balance the gut flora
in the gastrointestinal tract, aiding in immune
system support, reducing inflammation,
and relieving gastrointestinal ailments

community

interacting group of various species
in a common location
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Many of these foods are made in large batches with
a group of friends or family as an activity
to foster togetherness

7,000-6,000 b.c.

First signs of fermented foods across
many nations.

culture

method of multiplying microbial organisms
in a growth medium under controlled
laboratory settings.

A Little About the Microbes

Zygosaccharomyces komnuchaenis (kombucha yeast)

I convert sucrose to ethanol

Lactobacillus brevis (sourdough bacteria)

I produce lactic acid which gives sourdough its signature
"sour" and tangy flavor

Komagataebacter xylinus (kombucha bacteria)

I produce cellulose which gives kombucha scoby its gelatinous texture

Candida humilis  (sourdough yeast)

I produce carbon dioxide gas that leavens the bread

Plate at the top with streaks was the one successful attempt at growing the microbes in kombucha. By the looks of the colonies, I believe it is a yeast. Plate at the bottom has raw 

List/Collection of Microbes

Initial Ideas

Kimchi Fermenting

Yogurt after Incubation (and Eating); Liquid is Whey

Sourdough Starter

First Pic: Trial Dehydrated SCOBY
Second Pic: Kombucha fermenting

Common Fermented Foods of Different Countries

• China
• Pickled vegetables
• Soy sauce
• Bean curds
• Japan
• Miso
• Natto
• Amazake (fermented rice wine)
• Korea
• Kimchi
• Gochujang 
• Philippines 
• Atchara (pickled green papaya)
• Puto (fermented rice cakes)
• Germany
• Saurkraut
• Kombucha
• Yogurts
• Sourdough Starters
• Cheeses
• Chocolate
• Tofu
• Tempeh
• MANY MANY MORE!

Hunter Final Project

Unfortunately, Vimeo significantly lowered the quality of the final video but it is the best way to get access for everyone to watch it. I’ve titled the piece “Gone with the Wind”. All photos (except the butterfly on my nose- picture taken by my brother), videos, and music used throughout were made by me.https://vimeo.com/409692567


***made some changes to the edit to help with the flow of the video. Updated 4/20/20

Ecology identification for final video

                        BUTTERFLIES 

1. Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 
2. Common Buckeye (Junonia Coenia) 
3. Pink Striped Oak Worm moth (Anisota Virginiensis) 
4. Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebus Sennae, Linnaeus) 
5. Palamede’s Swallowtail (Papilio Palimedes) 
6. Luna Moth (Actias Luna) *not a FL native 

[Butterflies sourced from Florida Museum of Natural History] 

                             BIRDS 

1. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 
2. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoenicius) 
3. Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) 
4. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 
5. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 

                             TREES 

1. Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) 
2. Bluff Oak (Quercus austrina)
3. Chapman Oak (Quercus chapmanii)
4. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) 

                          LEAVES 

1. Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) 
2. Bluff Oak (Quercus austrina)
3. Chapman Oak (Quercus chapmanii)
4. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) 
5. Lemon (Citrus x limon)
6. White Poplar (Populus alba) 
7. Water Oak (Quercus nigra) 
8. Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) 
9. Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) 
10. Dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata) 

                         FLOWERS

1. Catesby’s Lily (Lilian catesbaei) 
2. American Bluehearts (Buchnea Americana) 
3. Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) 
4. Frogfruit (Phyla)
5. Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) 
6. Oleander (Nerium oleander)
7. Locustberry (Byrsonima lucida) 
8. Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fascicalata)
9. Yellow Elder (Tecoma stans) 
10. Hibiscus (Hibiscus) 
11. Azalea (Rhododendron) 
12. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea) 
13. Leavenworth’s Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii) 
14. Spanish needles (Bidens alba) 
15. Indian Blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella) 
16. Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii) 

Bird, Butterfly, Feather, Tree, Leaf, Flower identification help

I was able to identify the birds, feathers, butterflies, flowers, leaves and trees that I used in the video with the help of: these identification charts from Google Images, iNaturalist app,  floridasnature.com, and UF IFAS entomology (entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly) 

Second video...light reflecting off water

This video is a compilation of water movement along and around Florida...waves, lake ripples, streams and water pockets. I’ve been working on this the last week...filming video shots every chance I got during sunset, when the sun is brightest, and when I saw water and light interacting outside. Then I edited the colors to make them super vibrant, and made the final video compilation on my phone with the footage I took this week and a few shots from this semester. I paired this video up with a 741 Hz healing vibration tone. I would really like to find a way to incorporate these videos into my final project, maybe displayed on a moving picture frame alongside my sculptural piece?

Potential video to accompany project 3

I created two videos that I potentially want to incorporate into the final project.... this one is of the microscopy feather pictures, along with the collected butterfly specimen, then paired up with a beat I made on GarageBand. Hopefully, the video will upload and be viewable.

Leaf collecting/ identifying for project 3

So these pictures are just a few examples of the leaves I have collected and pressed to potentially use for this project. If I am going to be fastening found leaves/plants onto a dead tree branch, I am most likely going to be using freshly plucked leaves closer to when we will have critique. I downloaded the app that Jacque recommended (iNaturalist) and uploaded these pictures to see if anyone could help me identify the trees/leaves. However, after doing a little of my own research I think I have identified several of them. I was definitely inspired by the Chasing Ghosts video we watched by Grizzly Creek Films; I want to delve deeper into the lake shores and into the brush to find as many different types of leaves as possible. The blackberries were not always the easiest to access because of how thorny the vines were, and they were mangled in deep, dark places around the bushes and bases of trees. That's just a little insight on how I want to submerge myself into these habitats to find various species. Anyway, these are the leaves I have identified so far.