Plant matter: 'A play of forces'; after translating entropy.

Clarke, Jen

Abstract

This work explores ideas of excess and entropy, working with ikebana arrangements of plant matter at different stages of freshness and decay, partly in order to explore the related ideas of photosynthesis - essentially the ordering of disordered matter to make matter/things with light through the transformation of light energy to colour – entropy, and ‘excess’, in juxtapostion with Bataille.

Citation

CLARKE, J. 2017. Plant matter: 'A play of forces'; after translating entropy. In Harkness, R. (ed.) An unfinished compendium of materials. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen [online], pages 85-88. Available from: https://knowingfromtheinside.org/files/unfinished.pdf

• Publication Date: 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 17, 2020
• Publisher: University of Aberdeen, School of Education
• Pages: 127-130
• Book Title: An unfinished compendium of materials
• ISBN: 9781857520606
• Keywords: Excess; Entropy; Ikebana arrangements; Plant matter; Photosynthesis; Decay; Light energy; Colour
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/841049
• Publisher URL: https://knowingfromtheinside.org/