Domesticated Root Systems by Diana Scherer Form Twisting and Repetitive Patterns in Patches of Earth — thisiscolossal.com

Amsterdam-based artist Diana Scherer investigates the desire for humans to control nature through her series Exercises in Root System Domestication. The project combines design, craft, and science to manipulate plants’ subterranean systems into forming mesmerizing interlocking patterns that are unlike what is found organically. To “train” the roots to grow in such complex patterns, Scherer develops underground geometric templates that the roots grow along and merge with as they grow. This intelligent behavior of plants below ground, away from humanity’s watchful eye, is another inspiration for Scherer’s work. More

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