Leaf Secrets connects people & nature using biodata, light, and music technology. Is a plant just an object, inert? In “The Hidden Life of Trees“, Peter Wohlleben shares how plants communicate underground via fungal networks. Researchers are exploring the idea of plant intelligence and the possibility of social constructs in the plant kindgom. Leaf Secrets explores and amplifies the presence of plant life by translating energy changes into expressions of sound, light, and plant directed, event-specific experiences.
About Rich Thomsen
Rich Thomsen is an audio visual artist and musician from Minnesota, USA.
“I am driven to inspire joy, novelty, and connection with nature using technology. How might we preserve the nature that our own humanity depends on? The technology that informs, distracts, and entertains us can also inspire connection with fellow humans and all living things.”