The English oak as emblem of the State. This is a development in a series of works which I have undertaken which consider our shifting perception of 'the natural' versus 'the artificial'. The blurring of boundaries between these two states causes a reevaluation of self, nature and nation state. The tree form will be made using mathematical data developed from fractal mathematics to produce a 3D object. Playing with our sense of expectation and material - using a material with qualities we associate with small objects (toys and safety signs) to make a large object that will simultaneously signify nature and
technology.

What scope is there for taking 3D data generated by fractal mathematics and producing complex 3D objects from it using Rapid Prototyping technology to explore a new sense of the sublime?

I aim to make a life size simulated English oak tree, cut from 3D Data of a fractal tree developed via programming. A tree made from this data to be produced 'life size out of luminous plastic that glows in the dark. In the daytime it is a subtle object, clearly 'modelled' and geometric. At night it is more magical and surprising as it glows. Over time the glow fades until it is again a plain plastic colour by dawn.