The project explores a posthuman relational system where a living plant, a human body, and a machine co-exist and co-regulate through physiological signals rather than commands.
A real plant is monitored through soil humidity sensors and bioelectrical micro-variations (Pocket Scion).
These signals control an air pump that inflates a transparent soft-robotic flower made of silicone.
A human participant enters the system through a heartbeat sensor, modulating the system without taking control.
The interaction is not immediate or reactive:
behavior emerges from negotiation between different temporalities and agencies.
The project is grounded in plant physiology and plant neurobiology, particularly research showing that plants:
The project focuses on two types of plant signals that are biologically real and experimentally observable:
Humidity is treated as a physiological state, not a trigger.