Sustainability is a virtuous network
"Feeling the Energy is an energy park located in the center of Milan. Made up of an antibacterial copper tube, with a total length of almost 500 meters, it winds through the paths of the Orto Botanico di Brera. Through over six stages along the route, Feeling the Energy creates an interactive and multisensory experience", says Carlo Ratti.
Insisting on the concept of interdependence, which from a symbolic point of view also explains the dynamics of energy distribution and the possibilities of making choices that truly change the future.
For the better. "Feeling the energy is in fact a small-scale reproduction of city energy networks - or even national and continental ones - made up of a self-sufficient energy infrastructure, with the various points of the route connected in a micro-network", adds Carlo Ratti.
Understanding by doing
Going through doing to deeply understand and above all remember, is a typical process of Italian thought, on which much experiential and self-determined pedagogy of the twentieth century is based. As well as a lot of artistic and creative work by Bruno Munari with children.
Learning by doing has another big advantage: it's fun. It transversally activates a playful dimension, even in adults. Carlo Ratti: "The Plenitude installation was designed to allow visitors to" feel the energy ", facilitating reflection on highly topical issues".
How concretely? "Playing a special xylophone, touching the steam, walking through an orchestra in nature, moving a pinwheel. These are simple actions that can however become as many ways to discover the many forms of production and consumption of sustainable energy".
