Building on this prior post that sought to accelerate the decomposition of the Art Intelligence/hybrid installation on site – its salient to remember that each AI must somehow ‘evolve with’ and ‘learn from’ the emerging forest whilst directly enhancing forest’  fluxes of intelligent natural regrowth.

How to connect the intelligence + accelerator as a proxy for the rest of the forest (.e. Ads are placed at principal, representative sites, to stand in as proxy/exemplar for the entire forest development)

1. Undertake mapping survey of nascent trees in the vicinity – recalling that the log was placed within a patch of non-native noxious Paspalum notatum (Bahia) grass – with the intention it might assist its decline back to native vegetation.
2. LiDAR scan the log (to add to the recently scanned model of that site (under construction))
3. Construct a visual representation of the relationships (refer here to literal/chemical/speculative/imporobable  links – referring to this recent book, Light Eaters)

AI Acceleration  Elements

1. Define sections of the tree where different eco-spatial, acceleration experiments will take place, mapping out in advance:
2. Construct (laser cut) flexible template for drilling the tree to encourage decomposition:  may include point cloud LiDAR model holes – mapped to tree’s physical decay holes (potentially use high torque of portable angle grinder to increase cut efficiency).
3. Distribute Nitrogen fertiliser and sugar across holes and adjacent grass floor structure
4. Add other fallen debris and forest floor organism to the vicinity (Some from original fallen limb site and some from adjacent forest to begin to develop enhanced ‘bridges’ between growth)AI Interpretation Elements

Establish possible components of the Art Intelligence Interpreter outcomes from these. (Art Intelligence interpreters (Aii) = Elements that create additional layers of engagement with the Ais, and their hosting forest, intended predominantly for human audiences (art and otherwise).

1. Establish outdoor cameras around tree to monitor
   – Drilled positions – capable of monitoring fugal evolution
   across decay hole structure night and day
   – relative impacts on nearby vegetation (wrt to the whole plot).
2. Install reliable phenocams across the whole plot
3. Add degradable rolled up visual images to each hole and monitor their relative decay
4. Consider adding tiny solar lights within some holes to encourage local nighttime insect activity
5. Install the Audiomoth sound monitor
6. Install camera trap to further understand wildlife movements