Blue Seed
In "Blue Seed," UV lasers irradiate the surface of a translucent panel painted with special pigments, depicting the silhouettes of the cross sections of 3D models with the theme of plant seeds and ovules. Line drawings that change color temporarily due to the ultraviolet light and appear to be saturated with blue slowly disappear several seconds after they form. A series of scanlines with precise pitch angle appear, with their afterimages forming three-dimensional images of seeds and ovules.
Program: Ryo Shiraki / Soundscape: Marihiko Hara
Usually with drawing, the artist faces the question of whether to fix the image created on the canvas, but with "Blue Seed," the images are repeatedly generated by computer and then fade naturally, without ever being fixed. The images of seeds and ovules, which have the potential to grow as individual lifeforms, indicate the birth and ephemeral nature of life, which may flicker tenuously, but also possesses permanence as a continuous system.
Program: Ryo Shiraki
