Tropism is the growth of a plant to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity from one direction than another…the key is directional stimulus. This trait makes it possible for plants to optimize their position in space for better usage of environmental resources. Thigmotropism is essentially contact tropism as demonstrated by rhizomes, plant tendrils, carnivorous plants, and certain cell behaviour. Can thigmotropism be the basis for a biodigital exploration of the “inherent potential of computation to generate space and of algorithmic procedures to engage self organization in the design process”? In this project , we engaged with encoded process in order to develop an aesthetic and intuition of complexity Python scripting and Rhino 5, we explored, organized and catalogued our results; “agent(s)” were embedded with a specific logic to achieve a multiplication of effect. The scripts are based on simple rules but these lead to complex and emergent behaviour.
