field trip questions + pictures

What is the most distinguishing feature in each place?

       In the butterfly rainforest, of course the most distinguishing feature would be the butterflies themselves. There’s a wide range of colorful/unique types and the streams/trees/birds help to add a peaceful ambience to everything.

     In the Harn Museum, what stood out the most to me were the installation pieces placed in what seemed like random areas. They made me pause and think for a moment as to what kind of message was being given to the viewer.  

What is the purpose or goal of each place?

      The purpose of the butterfly rainforest is to expose cool varieties of butterflies to the public with no harm. 

    The Harn Museum also has a similar purpose of exposing things to the public with trying to let anyone and everyone look at masterpieces by some of the most famous artists in the world.

What is the essential quality of each place?

   The essential qualities of the butterfly rainforest include: free admission for UF students/all ages are welcome/everyone can view all types of butterflies.

     The essential qualities of the Harn Museum include: variety of art pieces from different cultures/the rotation of featured exhibits.

How do people react to each place?

     Both places extract a sense of wonder and amazement from people. For the butterfly rainforest, people tend to view the place with awe as to how many different kinds of butterflies there actually are. The museum peaks the interest of those who have always wondered what a certain art piece looks like in person as opposed to a piece of paper or a computer screen, creating a sense of intrigue.

How do you explain/compare/contrast two places in terms of physical and psychological quality?

     In terms of physical qualities, the butterfly rainforest and the Harn Museum are both very different. For the most part, the Harn Museum’s art pieces are located inside of an air-conditioned building as opposed to the rainforest, which is located outside (but still screened).

     Psychologically, the rainforest is probably more stimulating since there isn’t just one thing to focus on at a time. Many of your senses are attentive to everything around you, like the sound of the water stream/birds  or the many colors of flowers/butterflies. In the Harn Museum, a person tends to focus on one art piece at a time instead of the entire museum as a whole.

     However, both places are set up in ways to grab people’s attention (i.e. rainforest with their many colors and museum with the way that the art pieces are positioned). In addition, both places can help people more knowledgeable of certain subjects. 

What is your definition of “natural place” and “unnatural place”?

     A natural place is made up of an environment that hasn’t been tampered with at all; a place that hasn’t been modified from its original state. If things were to change though, everything would be changed by its own doing.        
      An unnatural place, on the contrary, has been changed by some other force and does not retain all of the original characteristics of its own environment. 

    Butterfly Rainforest

        

        

        

                  

        

Harn Museum