Hydroponic installation by Tom Estes at The Globe Centre. Hydroponics is the science of growing plants without soil. The plants thrive on the nutrient solution alone. The medium merely acts as support for the plants and their root systems, and perhaps to hold moisture around the roots. The growing medium, if any, is totally inert. Plants grown using this method produce fruits and flowers with clearer, purer, more transparent scents. No soil means no weeds or soil borne pests and disease. Plants will maintain optimum nutrient and moisture levels in hydroponics systems, which has several benefits: healthier plants, faster growing plants and plants that will be more disease resistant as they are not stressed by drought. This installation was not intended as a scientific experiment, but instead was presented as a form of ‘science fiction’ or as a means to re-evaluate public perceptions and personal positions in regard to science. The main conceit of the work was to present organic and synthetic systems as a subconscious metaphor for the body in relation to technology and science. http://artportal.carbonmade.com/projects/2588446