AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Life On Land
KEYWORDS
Forest, appreciate nature, community, Knowledge sharing, digital platform
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
Hannah Segerkrantz
WEBSITE
https://forestarchive.earth/
Forest Archive
Digital interface may help people rediscover their intuitive connection with nature.
Throughout the human evolution we have slowly separated ourselves from nature, and instead of co-existing, we are now dominating and exploiting it. When sensorial knowledge and stories of natural environments are disappearing from our society, how can we re-interpret our connection with nature today?
Forest Archive is an online archive experience, a digital environment for sharing personal stories about forests. The viewer can wander around the map and get access to practical and personal information about various forests around the world. Each forest on the map is represented by a local forest ambassador, who is taking the viewer on an audio-visual walk throughout which we discuss the meaning and importance of nature in their lives. The ambassadors are a human link to the information, history & culture. The stories they tell serve as an informative tool, giving the viewer alternative ways of immersing again into nature