Photosynthegraph combines photosynthesis and photography to print graphic images on plants. Films are attached to plant leaves and exposed to plant LED lights, allowing chloroplasts to create starch based on the graphic patterns. The leaves are then chemically treated to visualize the graphics created by the chloroplasts. Photosynthesis is one of the most important chemical reactions in the history of our planet. It is the source of oxygen and energy, and the foundation of our food chain. The images created by the natural process are delicate and beautiful, showing us that there are still infinite possibilities of technological advancement and artistic expression on this planet.

Photosynthegraphでは光合成と写真の原理を組み合わせ、植物にグラフィック印刷を行います。植物の葉に印刷用フィルムを取り付け、植物LEDを照射することで、葉緑体はグラフィックパターンに沿って光合成を行います。光合成によって葉の中で生成されたパターンは、化学処理によって視覚化することができます。光合成は地球の歴史に大きな影響を与えた重要な化学反応です。地球に酸素をもたらし、食物連鎖の底辺を築き、全ての生物の命を支えています。生命活動によって作られるその図形は儚く神秘的で、地球上にまだ新しい表現の可能性が無限に存在することに気づかされます。

Materials: Plants, seeds, film, chemical solution, laboratory equipment, LED lights (sunlight)
Year: 2015 – present

Exhibitions: BioBAT Art Space (2022-2023), Museum of Modern Art Tokyo (2020-2021), Science Gallery Bengaluru (2020), NARS Foundation (2019), Steirischer Herbst Festival (2017), Ars Electronica Festival (2016), LAD GALLERY (2015)