Research – Wind Study #1
In an effort to investigate and reveal the winds movements on the site, I determined to make a number of wind vanes.
Utilizing empty beer and soft drink bottles found discarded on site and the long meadow grass I created simple wind vanes.
Seedhead acts as wind vane’s tail.
The grass stalk is bent once to create a pointer.
Second bend secured by wrapping the grasses blade around junction creates a vertical axis.
Hole cut in bullseye of Bionade bottle top to keep grass central in bottle.
Bionade – a natural organic non-alcoholic refreshment – seems the soft drink of choice in Berlin and discarded caps could be picked up all over the wasteland.
The other Berlin drink of choice!
A small amount of sand in the bottom of the bottle keeps grass stem central rather than sliding down the dome in the bottle’s base causing the grass to lean.
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researchers
The Research Station is commissioned by SKULPTURENPARK BERLIN_ZENTRUM for their project Wunderland. The station can be found on the open ground between Seydelstr and Beuthstr
Researchers include: Esther Polak (Amsterdam) 18-22 Aug, Annika Lundgren (Gothenburg/Berlin) 17-21 Aug, Martin John Callanan (London) 24-30 Aug, Katie Paterson (London) 31 Aug - 6 Sep, Nick Crowe & Ian Rawlinson (Manchester/Berlin) 5-10 Sep, Simon Faithfull (Berlin/London) 11-14 Sep, Tim Knowles (London) 15-19 Sep
Research Communications Day
Findings will be presented at the Research Station at 20:00 on Sunday 20 September 2009