Photosynthesis – breathing light sculpture – Space Art Tanegashima: JAPAN
Role
All Production
Photosynthesis is a breathing light sculpture designed to blend seamlessly into nature—emitting light within a forest as if it were alive, while also being capable of traveling into urban landscapes. This object was born from the desire to create a work that can exist both in nature and within the city.
Built around the concept of a “tree that breathes with light,” Photosynthesis takes its name from the process itself. Like plants deep in the forest that absorb and release light, the sculpture carves luminous rhythms that feel as if they are breathing—slowly inhaling and exhaling light.
The work possesses an improvisational relationship with its surroundings. Whether indoors or outdoors, it enters into dialogue with the space, generating rhythms and atmospheres that can only emerge in that specific place and moment.
Its waterproof, battery-powered, and modular structure allows the piece to function both as a lighting system and as an autonomous artwork—an example of what we call “usable art.”
Across festivals, outdoor exhibitions, live performances, and other contexts where nature and landscape play a central role, Photosynthesis becomes a device for rethinking the coexistence of technology and nature.
自然の中に溶け込み、森の中で光を放ち、呼吸するような作品。 さらにそれを、都市の風景のなかへと持ち出せるようなものを作りたい。そうした想いから、このオブジェは生まれました。
“光で呼吸する木”というコンセプトを軸に名付けたPhotosynthesis（フォトシンセス）＝光合成は、まるで森の奥深くで光を吸い、吐き出す植物たちのように、呼吸するように光を刻みます。
この作品は、即興的に風景と交わる力を持ち、屋内外を問わず空間と対話し、その場所にしか生まれないリズムと気配を創出することを可能にします。
防水・バッテリー駆動・組み換え自由という構造は、演出装置としても、ひとつの作品としても機能する”使えるアート作品”のかたちです。 フェスティバル、野外展示、ライブ演出など、自然や風景と関係性を築くあらゆるシーンにおいて、テクノロジーと自然の共生を再考するための装置となるでしょう。
Credits
Concept and art direction – FLIGHTGRAF
Concept & Creative Direction – Kento Tomiyoshi
Light & Movement Choreography – Kento Tomiyoshi
Product & Mechanical Design – Kento Tomiyoshi
Sound Artist – Makoto Shozu
Production & Assembly – Daiki Negishi
3D Visualization & Rendering – Kaoru Kanazawa
Diffusions:
2025 / Space Art Tanegashima / Tanegashima (JP)
