Earth Song: A Black Nature Walk Research Work University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory Professor: Mireille Roddier, Bénédicte Boisseron, Megan Sweeney Research Assistants: CC Barick, Yumna Dagher, Elisabeth Fertig, Nicole Tooley, + me
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The project was exhibited at The 2024 University of Michigan Climate Futures Symposium.
Plant stand engages the principles of long-span architecture on a micro-scale. The investigation of materiality and structural legibility shed light on architecture’s role in negotiating visible disjunction and hidden unity. The ‘reveal’ became an important design move in the project—with all pieces seeming to float, creating the illusion of separation while subtly interlocking to achieve structural stability.