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The ephemerality of nature highlights the fleeting and transient qualities of the natural world, where life, seasons, and environments are in constant flux. It reminds us that beauty and existence are momentary, shaped by cycles of growth, decay, and renewal.
Image data from Kralingse Bos (Forest) -located in Rotterdam- was collected and re-embedded into a new virtual space by cloud points to visualize the aesthetics of nature’s ephemerality.
A point cloud is a collection of data points in 3D space, representing the shape or surface of an object. Each point has Cartesian coordinates (X, Y, Z) and may include additional information like color, normals, or timestamps. Point clouds are typically created using 3D scanners or photogrammetry software to capture the surfaces of objects.
The forest images were captured using a 360-degree camera and then proceeded and aligned in “Agisoft Metashape” software to generate point clouds. The point clouds were aligned into “UnrealEngine 5” to create VR. The forest’s images in momentary time are reconstructed in a virtual reality world. The reproduced forest allows us to be able to see the forest in an unfamiliar way.
At the forest’s edge, the captured moment of its transition unfolds. These sequential transformations reveal the fleeting nature and the cycle of life, death, and rebirth in the forest. As you wander through these evolving scenes, you experience the beauty and essence of nature’s ephemerality.