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暗房植物实验 Darkroom Planting Experiment (2021—)

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The Greek word φῶς (phós) means light in English, 
which became the prefix for photography and photosynthesis.

希腊词汇 φῶς (phós) 在英语里意为光 (light),
同时作为摄影 (photography) 和光合作用 (photosynthesis) 的前缀。





















In general speaking, photo and plant are unrelated being, however, they have something essentially in common. Both of them live with light, and they bear their own fruit after a period of invisible time. The power of life and time is embodied in the fruit while the whole reaction is unviewable.

In this project, I put plant’s seed on the top of the film paper and let them grow together in the soil. The growing plant that breaks through the soil will share light for the paper below while its growing process will be recorded in the paper.


 照片和植物，看似没有关联的两个存在，却是相似的，植物的生命没有光无法延续，而照片的生命，没有光也无从说起，它们依凭着光，在不可视的一段时间积累后，结出各自的“果实”。

在这个项目里，我把植物种子放在菲林相纸上，一起种进土壤里。种子生长冲破土壤，为下方的相纸提供曝光，整个生长过程都被记录在相纸上。



Right: Darkroom Planting Experiment #007, sketch, Procreate, 2021.
右侧：暗房种植实验#007，草图，Procreate，2021















Darkroom Planting Experiment
#007



Darkroom Plant Specimen #007-2-2, 4.6*4.4cm, ILFORD Multigrade Art 300, photogram, 2021.



#007-1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2: Film paper are protected by transparent plastic paper bags. As a result, Darkroom Plant Specimen cultivated from #007-2, 4, 6 are ideal plants as plan—showing plant’s growing process.

#007-2, 4, 6: 菲林相纸被透明袋包裹，收获如计划所设的暗房植物样本#007-2, 4, 6—展示了植物生长过程。
Darkroom Plant Specimen #007-1-1, 4.8*4.5cm, ILFORD Multigrade Art 300, photogram, 2021.


#007-1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1: Film paper are not protected by transparent plastic paper bags. As a result, Darkroom Plant Specimen cultivated from #007-1, 3, 5 are fully eroded, and the seed and paper grow together.

#007-1, 3, 5: 菲林相纸没有被透明袋包裹，收获的暗房植物样本#007-1, 3, 5被腐蚀，植物与菲林相纸生长纠缠。









Darkroom Planting Process, animation (black and white, silent), 
shows how Darkroom Plant grows under the soil, 2022.
暗房种植过程，黑白无声动画，展示土壤下暗房植物如何生长，2022



Looking forward to see the birth of different Darkroom Plant, I spend a long time for preparation which is as important as the cultivating time. From whether the film paper could image normally to using more ways to produce better fruit, I work like a farmer who try to plant new crops. Every round of experiment takes a week or even half a month, however I know that I touch the invisible life force in every second.

我期待着看见不同“菲林植物”诞生，但准备与培养的时间同样重要。从照片是否能正常成像，再到使用更多方式去产出“果实”，我像是尝试种植新作物的农夫，一次次收获后对种植方式进行改进，然后再次尝试。







Darkroom Planting Experiment, installation view, 2022.





Darkroom Planting Experiment

#000, 001 


Aims to confirm if the film or film paper could produce an image properly.
旨在确认菲林或菲林相纸是否可以正常产生图像。




Darkroom Plant specimen #000, ILFORD Multigrade V RC DELUXE PEARL, photogram, 2021.




Darkroom Planting Experiment

#002, 003


Aims to confirm how long the paper retains its exposure function.
旨在确认菲林相纸保留其曝光功能的时间有多长。





Darkroom Plant specimen #002-2, 
ILFORD Multigrade V RC DELUXE PEARL, photogram, 2021.


Darkroom Plant specimen #003-2, 
ILFORD Multigrade Art 300, photogram, 2021.


Darkroom Planting Experiment
#004


Aims to confirm whether transparent paper bag helps produce better quality fruit.
旨在确认使用透明袋是否可以帮助收获质量更高的“果实”。

Darkroom Plant specimen #004-1, 6, ILFORD Multigrade Art 300, photogram, 2021.





Darkroom Planting Experiment
#008

Aims to document fruit.
旨在记录“果实”的状态。


Darkroom Plant Specimen #008, ILFORD Multigrade Art 300, ILFORD Multigrade V RC DELUXE PEARL, photogram, 2021.