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So I am particularly interested in the idea of the "passing on of knowledge". How can I communicate the in-between? what i mean by this question is that i want to explore what we experience just before we recieve knowledge. So i decided to use tension as the driver to visually explore the transfer of knowledge and communication over a variety of mediums.

When I was younger I remember spending hours on the grass in brisbane, australia tickling these plants. the appeared as a standard leaf, however when these plants were touched they would close in on themselves. this plant is referred to as "Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant) (pudica = shy). it is a creeping herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, re-opening minutes later. The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age."

I think that the last sentence in that description really ties in with how knowledge may develop. It also speaks of how knowledge is often something that we want kept secret or only pass on to those that we trust. It is not until we gain the trust of the knowledge bearer that they will re-open their leaves and fill us with their knowledge.