PLANTS exhibit

Explaining the PLANTS project in an interactive exhibit

The Eden project has recently completed a new interactive exhibit about the PLANTS project that it is a partner in. The exhibit has been designed by two Eden designers Louise Thorn and Elinor Slatford to help Eden explain their involvement in the partnership project, and allow Eden visitors to understand the latest technology being used in large scale growing.

They came up with a fully interactive exhibit that asks visitors to find out the problem that is making the plant suffer and how you as the visitor can make it better. This is done through a series of flashing lights and audio linked with buttons to control the responses. The exhibit has both text and audio instructions e.g. 'Turning a bit yellow' and you must find the solution 'the plant is hungry', so you need to push the button to give it some food. All the text has all been translated into Widgits and Braille to ensure anyone can operate the exhibit independently.

 

PLANTS exhibit and Project overview