The Book That Grew – A Unique Book Grown By Manipulating Grass Roots
In an effort to promote sustainable agriculture, Irish as agency Rothco teamed up with German artist Diana Scherer to create The Book That Grew – a 22-page tome created by manipulating the roots of living plants to grow in the shape of letters and diagrams. We wrote about plant root manipulation for artistic purposes in […]
German Artist Manipulates Plant Roots to Grow in Intricate Visually-Striking Patterns
Inspired by Charles and Francis Darwin’s theory on plant intelligence, German artist Diana Scherer managed to successfully coerce the roots of various plants to grow in specific patterns. The results of her work are simply breathtaking. In his book, The Power of Movements of Plants, Charles Darwin argued that while plants are not capable of moving […]