Reflection: Treedling

I thought this was a little less conceptually challenging than the project of the time map because there was more freedom to be original. It was difficult to think of an idea that could have simultaneously conveyed the time map as well as bring something different to the table. I wanted to express a sense of fragility in the tree limbs because despise the time nature has withstood, a building constructed from wood would be worn much quicker than a building of cement. The contrast to the long time of nature would be the modernity of a building, which is seen by the metal wiring that gives the object its essential shape. The wiring, or short time, provides the support, whilst the tree limbs, or long time, adds the dynamic. This juxtaposition is meant to create an ironic setting that distorts what we traditionally consider nature to be, often tranquil and calm, and metal to be a material with more malleability and potential. I do agree more branches would create a more apparent message, and I would add to the project if I were to redo it.