Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “rotting fruit of the alien tree” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I started with absolutely no clue what I was doing, just a vague idea and a whole lot of curiosity.
First, I gathered my materials. This involved a trip to the weirdest grocery store in town, the one that sells all the exotic fruits you’ve never heard of. I grabbed anything that looked remotely alien – spiky things, strangely colored things, things that smelled like old socks. I figured, the weirder, the better.
Then came the “rotting” part. This wasn’t as simple as just leaving the fruit on the counter. I wanted a controlled rot, a beautiful decay, if that makes sense. So, I set up a few different environments. Some fruit went into a humid box, some into a dry, dark corner, and some just sat out in the open, exposed to the elements.
- Humid Box Crew: These guys got moldy pretty fast. Lots of fuzzy, colorful growth.
- Dry Corner Dwellers: They shriveled up and turned into these weird, leathery things.
- Open Air Gang: These were the most unpredictable. Some just dried out, others attracted all sorts of interesting bugs.
I checked on my “specimens” every day, taking pictures and notes. It was like a messed-up science experiment. I watched as the colors changed, the textures shifted, and the smells… well, let’s just say my apartment didn’t smell like roses for a while.
The “alien tree” part came in later. I wanted to create a structure to display the rotting fruit, something that looked like it came from another planet. I ended up using some twisted branches I found in the park, some wire, and a whole lot of hot glue. It was a total mess, but it looked…organic, in a creepy, alien sort of way.
Finally, I arranged the fruit on the “tree.” This was the tricky part. I wanted to create a sense of balance, a visual story of decay and transformation. I used the moldiest fruit as a kind of “base,” the shriveled ones as accents, and the bug-infested ones as…well, I’m not sure what they were, but they looked cool.
After all,I took some photos of the whole setup, trying to capture the eerie beauty of it all.I have to admit, the final product is pretty strange. But it’s also kind of beautiful, in a grotesque, alien way. It’s a reminder that even in decay, there can be a certain kind of…art. Or something like that.
