Paludarium Tachiko
The endeavour of the two japanese creatives.
Paludarium tachiko. Image by azuma makoto amkk. Paludrium tachiko blends classic bonsai with a high tech paludarium fancy terrarium. Built for the modern society the ecosphere titled paludarium tachiko marks the fourth plant housing unit in an ongoing series spearheaded by the artist.
It functions as an ecosystem inside a container simulating the conditions needed to preserve organisms such as plants or insects. These features serve to nourish the plant and control temperature and humidity of the micro environment. Paludarium tachiko size w840 d900 h2 100 mm paludarium a small conservatory invented in england in the 19th century is a plant protection machine that has been later exhibited at the paris expo and such.
Azuma makoto a japanese flower artist is presenting his 5th paludarium named paludarium yasutoshi which has been taking place in standby tokyo. Paludarium yasutoshi by azuma makoto is taking place in standby in tokyo japan. Paludarium tachiko is the fourth contemporary encapsulated environmental system the artist has created.
Paludarium tachiko is fully equipped with a drip feed water system and a mist machine. Elaborately entitled paludarium tachiko yasutoshi the installation is a new chapter which makoto adds to a series of previous artistic projects and here it revolves around a new interpretation of the paludarium or greenhouse a method to shield plants from the outside and induce regulated growth. The machine stimulates the necessary.
Japanese flower artist azuma makoto s latest exhibit of his paludarium series includes a display of the tachiko and yasutoshi versions of the bonsais growth ecosystem. The exhibit is heavily influenced by the miniature ecosystems made popular by the 19th century british aristocrats. Paludariums were first seen in england in the 19th century but makoto s version is of course updated with technology.
An artist who has brought plants to places they have never been including outer space is continuing his paludarium series. Paludarium suguru october 24 2012. Built with glasses panels and fully equipped with a drip feed water system and a mist machine the paludarium offers the.