“Nexus Stones - The runes of pollinators” is a land installation for public engagement focused on the biodiversity of pollinators. It provides a simple yet engaging and interactive experience to get the public involved in the subject, and also is a research project for new methodologies dedicated to present and possibly engage the general public in relevant policy topics, through immersive land art and storytelling. The project combines a material aspect related to natural elements with digital aspects, exploring new modes and narratives related to these themes, with the goal of creating engagement and interactive learning. It offers a series of resources ready to be used in various formats and contexts.
Authors
- Catalogue number
- KJ-02-24-791-EN-N
- Citation
- European Commission: Joint Research Centre and Villa, M., JRC Makers-in-Residence programme – Nexus Stones – The runes of pollinators , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/349828
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/349828
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-19323-5
- Pages
- 35
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Environment policy and protection of the environment
Table of Contents
- Abstract 4
- Acknowledgements 5
- 1 Introduction 6
- 1.1 Context 6
- 1.2 Proposal 7
- 1.2.1 Initial proposal 7
- 1.2.2 Revised proposal 8
- 2 Process 12
- 2.1 Moodboard and References for the Style 13
- 2.2 Naming 14
- 2.3 Illustrations and Laser Engraving of the Plates 15
- 2.4 Bases 20
- 2.5 Augmented Reality Layer 21
- 2.6 Final Stone and Infinity Mirror 22
- 2.7 Landing Page 23
- 2.8 The Nexus Stones Assembled and Located in the JRC 24
- 2.9 Other Accessories: the Nexus Toolkit 27
- 3 Results 29
- 4 Reflections 30
- 4.1 Main challenges 30
- 4.2 What could be done next 30
- 5 Conclusions 31
- 6 References 32
- List of figures 33
