My concept is to highlight how maths is prominent in even the smallest details of nature. The Fibonacci sequence is a visible form of mathematics within the heads of flowers, particularly the sunflower. It is also visible in pinecones and pineapples. This sequence is when a number is the sum of its two proceeding numbers. To show this I used exposure within the photo to help highlight this pattern as it made the shadows within more prominent. It is not only the Fibonacci sequence that flowers help to illustrate, but they also help to show the passing of time. Before clocks existed the time of day was estimated on where the sun was within the sky, to combat this a theory called Flora’s clock was introduced by a Spanish botanist Carolus Linneaus. His theory was to use flowers to mark time that has passed, relying on when they bloom. This is because certain flowers such as the Gazania daisy open at certain times of the day and so people can use them and other flowers to gauge the time. (The Gazania daisy opens on bright days in the early morning and closes at night).
