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spauiz:grow_your_own_patabotanical_lab [2013-04-30 09:00] – created majaspauiz:grow_your_own_patabotanical_lab [2013-05-27 09:18] (current) alkan
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 Mission by [[:/user/Alchumilla|Alchemilla 'Lily' Umiliata]]  Mission by [[:/user/Alchumilla|Alchemilla 'Lily' Umiliata]] 
  
-Patabotanical fieldwork begins and ends in its lab, consisting of a working space, lounge, library and resting area. The hub can be built up gradually through the activities in it, so it can begin quite sparse – a few maps and other research materials needed to begin fieldwork. Over the course of weeks or months the lab can evolve to become a physical archive of the patabotanists work+The lab is the hub where patabotanical fieldwork begins and ends. It consists of a working space, lounge, library and resting area. This hub can be built up gradually as an outcome of the activities taking place within it, and so can start out being quite sparse, with just the bare essentials for fieldwork – a few maps and other research materials. Over the course of weeks or months the lab can evolve into a physical archive of patabotanical works and activities.
  
-Time in the patabotanists' reality is smeared out, so their 'now' encompasses 19th20th and 21st century. When building a lab in 'our' reality, make sure to include elements and technologies from various time periods. Creating the right [[http://pinterest.com/deziluzija/groworld-borrowed-scenery/|atmosphere]] is crucial for the success of patabotanical work.+Time in the patabotanists' reality is smeared out, so their 'now' encompasses the nineteenthtwentieth and twenty-first centuries. When building a lab in 'this' reality, make sure to include elements and technologies from all the various time periods of the patabotanical reality. Creating the right [[http://pinterest.com/deziluzija/groworld-borrowed-scenery/|atmosphere]] is crucial to the success of patabotanical work and their [[parn:dilzio#Cargo cult interior design challenge I - biotech equipment|cargo cults]].
  
 == Space to occupy == == Space to occupy ==
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 == Materials to borrow == == Materials to borrow ==
  
-depending on the size of the space and availability of materials +Depending on the size of the space and availability of materials
-  * a few lab tables and stools  + 
-  * a victorian sofa  +  * a few lab tables and stools 
-  * a few old leather armchairs  +  * a Victorian sofa 
-  * a book case with a lock and a glass front  +  * a few old leather armchairs 
-  * a low table +  * a book case with a lock and a glass front 
 +  * a low table
   * red velvet curtains for the entrance   * red velvet curtains for the entrance
   * old optical/mechanical/digital/biotech equipment   * old optical/mechanical/digital/biotech equipment
-  * a wet lab and glass ware +  * a wet lab and glassware 
-  * glass display case  +  * glass display cases 
-  * blackboard (can be painted on the wall) +  * blackboards (can be painted on the wall) 
-  * 1 printer / copier +  * 1 printer/copier 
-  * 2 Projectors ~2000 lumen, as energy efficient as possible +  * 2 projectors ~2000 lumen, as energy efficient as possible 
-  * 1 PA Sound system cabling (ending in 1 minijack connector). Physical dimensions as small as possible. +  * 1 PA sound system and cabling (ending in 1 minijack connector): physical dimensions as small as possible 
-  * 1 Ethernet connection (as fast as available) and 8 port switch +  * 1 ethernet connection (as fast as available) and 8-port switch 
-  * Sufficient extension cords and power-boards +  * sufficient extension cords and powerboards 
-  * Fixtures for wall hangings (maps, prints, etc.) +  * fixtures for wall hangings (maps, prints, etc.) 
-  * Plants in pots of various sizes (as many as possible).+  * plants in pots of various sizes (as many as possible)
  
 Note that all materials and equipment should be reused, recycled and if possible borrowed or scavenged. Note that all materials and equipment should be reused, recycled and if possible borrowed or scavenged.
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 == People to find == == People to find ==
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   * 1 host   * 1 host
   * research assistants for lab setup, experiments and field work (as many as you can find)   * research assistants for lab setup, experiments and field work (as many as you can find)
-  * Urban farmers, plant carers from the botanic gardens, scientists from local biology and plant sciences departments, ethnobotanists, nature guides, guerilla gardeners, seed savers, pataphysicists, gamers, writers, photographers, graphic designers, meditators, cooks and other plant enthusiasts, for involvement in mapping and other fieldwork +  * urban farmers, plant carers from the botanic gardens, scientists from local biology and plant science departments, ethnobotanists, nature guides, guerrilla gardeners, seed savers, pataphysicists, gamers, writers, photographers, graphic designers, meditators, cooks and other plant enthusiasts, for involvement in mapping and other fieldwork
  
 === Details === === Details ===
-  * **Estimated duration:** Depending on complexity from a few days to a few months+ 
 +  * **Estimated duration:** depending on complexity from a few days to a few months
   * **Estimated number of participants:** at least 2   * **Estimated number of participants:** at least 2
   * **Vegetal mindfulness:** saracenia   * **Vegetal mindfulness:** saracenia
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