Talk with Insects, LUO Yunjing
There are many insects in the brushwood and I am very curious about them. I just want to talk to them but they are too small and my voice is too loud for them. I am afraid that I will scare them away easily. As a result, I designed a mask made of paperboards which can make my voice weaker or change my voice by the materials filled in the circular cone so that I can talk with insects in nature and they will not be scared away.
All-round Reflection, QIAN Jilin
Reflection is a very common natural phenomenon, just like ponding after rain. If you observe it carefully, some magical pictures will be reflected in the water, which will give us a new angle of observation. At the same time, if the reflecting surface is not flat, curved or has certain ripples, it will reflect some new pictures, and some subtle changes will produce unexpected effects. Just like a kaleidoscope, with a slight turn, you can see a different picture. Therefore, this tool is also based on the principle of refraction, and added an operation axis, people can change different angles and bending degrees to observe, hoping that with the help of this tool, you can observe thousands of faces of things.
Fly’s Eye—Observation Mirror, QIAN Jilin
Flies are one of the most common insects. They have unique eyes. Each of their small eyes has cornea and lens, which can be imaged independently. The number of small eyes can form many pictures at the same time. Then these pictures are combined in the fly’s brain, which is a clear moving object image. So I used bubble film to simulate the eye structure of flies, and combined it with a magnifying glass, hoping to use this tool to observe small creatures from different angles and ways.
Grabbing Helper, HU Kerr
Through the expansion of soft bubbles, it helps you to grasp and take fragile natural things. Or use it when your hands are trembling and have hand diseases to help stabilize the grabbing of objects.
The Magic Mirror, GUO Yanan
I use the mirror paper and magnifier glass to create an interesting way to observe. I’d like to describe it as a kind of reflection observation.
The mirror paper could reflect images as good as mirror. But what is special is that the mirror paper could fold and form some curves, which will create multiple mirrors and reflect the same image. Using the magnifier glass could make the images clear and upside down. And the angle and space between the magnifier glass and mirror paper could make more possibilities, which makes me believe that using this magic mirror tool could find more tiny details in the field.
It also makes me feel like TARDIS (TARDIS, time travel machine/creature, is smaller on the outside than it is on the inside).
Right Eye Left Eye, WANG Chen
My Whatchamacallit is aimd at both looking for some details by left eye and watching the whole view by right eye.
With this tool, I’m able to be forced to focus on only one thing, so that I can find more small and detailed things.
Too Green or not green, ZHU Jiafeng
This is a lens with a half green – half red filter. In the front there’s a half-round plate for you to roll and switch the color you like. I made this lens as I found myself easily been attracted by green stuff when exploring city, so I’m curious what I’ll find when all green color is filtered away or when all things turn green.
Multi-Functional Box, ZHANG Yimeng
I made a multi-function box that included a knife, matches, and magnifying glass, and a mobile processing station can be used to incinerate and place the collected items.
Slingshot, HUANG Yuhan
I made a slingshot for attracting someone’s attention when it’s inappropriate to call his name or make a sound.
Leaf Observer, FANG Yuchan
Put the leaf through the cutout and observe it to get a more focused view and a beautiful background. When making a prototype, I often spend a lot of time on its details. The habit of conceiving most of it before starting to do it also makes me miss the opportunity to radiate my imagination while doing it, which leads to boring things. Maybe it’s because there are too few opportunities to make things.
Catcher, CHEN Yi
Tool for long-distance attracting & observing insects, LIAN Ziyi
LOK, LIN Yinwen
Sounds Collector, LIU Yuzhi
My Whatchamacallit, one side connected to mobile phone receiver and the other placed on other objects, helps filter noise and collect specific sounds, especially those transmitted through solids,(e.g. Crickets singing ). Also, it’s easy for storage and to be taken when exploring nature.
