Yoko Shimizu

Flora Series

Anatomy of Flora

In this project, anatomical images of numerous plant species are collected for artistic observation and creative experimentation. Throughout history, biologists have recorded the internal and external structure of plants in many ways. Modern technology allows us to capture images more vibrantly and in detail for various creative experimentation and expressions.

このプロジェクトでは、科学的な観察や実験のために様々な植物種の解剖画像を収集しています。人類の歴史において、生物学者たちは植物の解剖図をさまざまな方法で記録してきました。現代のテクノロジーを活用することによって、より色鮮やかで詳細に植物の内外の構造を捉え、多様なクリエイティブな実験と表現を可能にします。

Materials: plants, lab tools
Year: 2016 – present

Exhibitions: BioBAT Art Space (2022-2023), Museum of Modern Art Tokyo (2020-2021), NARS Foundation (2019), LAD GALLERY (2016)

Dream Flora

Artificial Intelligence generates imaginary “Dream Flora” from the images collected in the “Anatomy of Flora” series.
Anatomy of Floraシリーズで集められた植物解剖の画像から、人工知能が想像上のDream Floraを生成。

Materials: Images, videos
Year: 2019 – present
Exhibitions: BioBAT Art Space (2022-2023), NEW ENERGY TOKYO (2022), rooms Tokyo (2021)

Future Flora

Exploring the future of co-creation and creative ecosystems with Flora.
Floraをテーマに未来の共創とクリエイティブなエコシステムを探求。

Materials: Plants, microorganisms, DNA
Year: 2019 – present
Exhibitions: BioBAT Art Space (2022-2023), International Space Station (2022-), Museum of Design Atlanta (2022), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2020-2021), NEW ENERGY TOKYO (2022), rooms Tokyo (2021)

Yoko Shimizu, Biodiversity in Space, 2020, Plants, Microorganisms, and human DNA