This is a work in progress.
Concept: the link between humans and nature.
I am always learning new things about nature. Whilst making spore prints with mushrooms, I felt that they were similar to our fingerprints. Each spore print is unique, just like our fingerprints.
![MANUAL OF FISHERIES SCIENCE Part 2 - Methods of Resource Investigation and their Application](https://www.fao.org/3/f0752e/F0752E46f.jpg)
As I thought about this more, I discovered further similarities. Like that of tree rings and otoliths (the inner ear bones of fish). Each ring in a tree stump represents a year of that trees life; which is the same with rings in a otolith:
![](https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2256422_tpg-studio-2021-2022sem1/wp-content/uploads/sites/5475/2022/04/layout16-1024x1017.jpg)
I wanted to create something that showed these similarities, and so framed examples. If I were to place this into a gallery setting I would provide information on what each example is. It would be like a museum/science exhibition, educational as well as visually pleasing. I want to reveal to others the connections that happen in my mind when I am learning about nature and how closely our lives are intwined.