The Growing Forest represents a narrative visualization of all discussions’ history. Not only will the Growing Forest be developed by dialogues, but by displaying a representation of conversations to the audience, will provide new items to discuss, resulting in a convoluted self-generating loop. Each conversation is represented by a shrub, growing in real-time while individuals chat with one another these will change in a shape, size and hue depending on the duration and volume of the conversation as perceived by different sensors and microphone.īy the end of the exhibition the whole series of conversations will have generated an intricate and colourful forest still evolving as new spectators and guests interact in front of it. In the book The House of Hades, from the Heroes of Olympus saga written by Rick Riordan, Hemera is mentioned as a daughter by Nix.22-31 October - The Shed, 348-354 High Street, Gateshead Īether & Hemera's projection visualizes and reflects the growing state of the social relations and conversations in the Shed space. She has also always been associated with the god Apollo, and they could even have a relationship as "brothers in heart", since Apollo is considered a morning sun deity. Hemera has great beauty, not as great as Aphrodite's, but enough to also be considered a goddess of persuasion and lies, who through cunning can manipulate both mortals and the other gods with a certain ease. As Hesiod says, "never does the palace close with both." When Nix returns to the palace, he greets his daughter and gives her permission to go out with Helios and the Hesperides to illuminate the earth until evening, and the cycle begins again. When Hemera leaves, the mother waits until her daughter's time to return to greet her in turn, and leaves to cast the cloak of night over the world. Behind the wall stands an imposing great palace where both reside, but are never seen together. Hemeras equivalent in Roman myth was Dies.Some traditions place Aether and Hemera as the parents only of Uranus and Gaia, consequently as the 'grandparents' of almost all the Greek gods. Because Chaos is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in Greek creation myths. Aether is self explanatory (MC) Chaos is the Abyss God. There, a great wall separates the gates of hell from the visible world. In Orphic mythology, Creator or Chronos also gives birth to Aether, Chaos, Phanes, Erebus, Moirai, Hemera and Horae. She was also the guardian of the thresholds and of the portals between the world of light and the world of darkness.Īccording to Hesiod, Hemera lives with her mother, Nix, beyond the Ocean, in the far west. According to mythology, moments before Hemera conceived Uranus and Gaia, great thunders were heard throughout the universe, as if the sky was being influenced by the goddess (it is said that this is because Hemera had a strong bond with Ether).Īfter the titanomachy, Hemera became part of the retinue of Helios, god of the sun, along with the Hesperides. Some traditions place Aether and Hemera as the parents only of Uranus and Gaia, consequently as the "grandparents" of almost all the Greek gods. Hemera's equivalent in Roman myth was Dies. She was born together with Aether and the Hesperides. Hemera or Heméra (Greek: Ἡμέρα, "Day") or Amara (Αμαρα, "Day"), in Greek myth, was the daughter of Nix (the night) with Erebo (darkness), a primordial entity and the personification of daylight and the morning cycle.Īccording to the Roman poet Hyginus, she had a romance with her brother Aether and with him had three children, Gaia (the Earth), Uranus (Latin: Coelus, the sky), and Thalassa (the sea).
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