On a wander through the Royal Botanical Gardens a while back, I came upon a neat piece of art.
It’s on a side path, one that only leads to a locked service gate, so I wonder how many people actually get to see it. From a distance it almost appears to be a bunker.
V = B0 + B1 *Dˆ B2 + B3 *Dˆ B4 *Hˆ B5 is the mathematical equation used by foresters to calculate the total cubic volume of wood in a tree by measuring its girth and height while it is still standing.
Using this formula, science and conservation staff of Royal Botanical Gardens calculated the total volume of this red oak (killed by gypsy moths) before it was cut down.
The resulting work is the entire tree, from the largest sections of the trunk to the smallest branches, cut into cubes and packed as a solid block in its original location.
The artist is Neville Gabie, who hails from the UK and the piece was done in 2008.
Some more info about this and some of the other exhibits can be found here.
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