This work resulted from artistic and technological experiments in algorithmic gardening, using machine learning for the identification and interaction with plants. A two-armed robot picks up a plant and examines it, before carefully putting it down again. Exaggerated into larger-than-life proportions and rendered in strong black and white contrasts, this seemingly simple task invites viewers to imagine new and surprising narratives around nature and technology. Specifically at this location in urban São Paulo, the video connects the iconic facade of Paulo Mendes da Rocha's FIESP Cultural Center with the surrounding landscape architecture of Roberto Burle Marx.

Credits: Abinash Mallick (sound design), Jonathan Joo and Helder Yogi Toda (drone videography), Camila Picolo (still photography)