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 ==Summaery Proposal==
-The idea is to create a hidden environment that can be discovered by interacting with bioluminescent Algae. The project’s main object is a transparent box filled with the algae in the appropriate medium, as part of a miniature artificial environment. The box will be placed inside a dark chamber so that when a person pours water on the box through a dripping mechanism, the algae will glow and reveal the inner environment.
+The idea is to create a hidden environment that can be discovered by interacting with bioluminescent Algae. The project’s main object is a transparent tank filled with the algae in the appropriate medium, as part of a miniature artificial environment. The box will be placed inside a dark chamber so that when a person pours water on the box through a dripping mechanism, the algae will glow and reveal the inner environment.
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+The idea of dripping water on the tank comes mainly from the idea of rain as a natural phenomena that could familiar to both humans and algae. It is also an attempt to interact with the algae in a more respectful and gentle way, unlike many installations that attempt to make them glow through unusual means, such as sound vibration. With this sort of interaction, the viewers can experience their beauty without disturbing them too much, and in a way in which they can glow for longer.
+==Development==
+Some attempts to make a dripping mechanism on top of the aquarium were made. These prototypes featured a lid with small holes to make the water drip, instead of pouring. The idea here was to simulate rain, as the water would drip through many holes randomly, and slowly.
+Instead of dripping through the many holes, though, the water would drip through only one hole, in a fast pace. Another problem is that the mechanism on top would be distracting for the viewers, as they would not be able to see the surface of the tank's water from above.
+Because of that, the whole project was simpliflied. The lid was replace by the usage of lab pipettes, used for dripping liquids onto containers in a controlled manner. This way, the viewers will have more restricted amounts of liquid to drip, but also more liberty to choose where in the tank they would like to do it.
 ==References==
 TROPICÁLIA . In: ENCICLOPÉDIA Itaú Cultural de Arte e Cultura Brasileiras. São Paulo: Itaú Cultural, 2019. Available in: <http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/termo3741/tropicalia>.