INTERMEZZO Before the Flowers - Davide Prati

Before the Flowers is a 3D animation created with three.js. The work is inspired by a research about Fukushima nuclear disaster effects on vegetation. Althought the radiations generated sensible mutations, the elements and geometric forms that make a flower recognizable are still visible. This project is based on a research developed during the last few years, combining programming and botany. Before the Flowers plays with the mathematical formula that describes phyllotaxis – that is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem – and its modification in a short span of time. The flower created is displayed in the browser on Link Cabinet webpage and it can be roteted, twisted, turned upside down, moved around and seen from any point of view with a simple movement of the mouse.