「昆虫☆植物展」

2016.7.16 ～ 9.4　

牧野植物園（高知）

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「虫を調教して作品を作る」　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

拡大鏡で覗いて観察すると、シナの葉に付いたハグロナメクジハバチの幼虫は体長1～3mm。

一枚の葉に幼虫を10匹程のせ、葉に四角いテープを貼り、その周りを食べてもらおうと試みる。

しかしなかなか食べて欲しい所を食べてはくれない。直接虫をつっつくと虫が潰れそうなので、虫の目の前でシャープペンシルの先をしゅっしゅっと横切らせる。すると虫は危険を感じ方向を変える。しゅっしゅっ、しゅっしゅっ。ひたすらそれを繰り返して3日間。やっと人為的な虫食いの葉ができあがる。しかし… できてみると思ったほど面白くない。美しくない。

しかたがないのでもう一つ、食い跡の四角い部分と同じ大きさの立方体を別の葉で作って並べ、下から光を当てた。緑に光る立方体は真上から見ると、ただの虫食いの跡が透けて見える。

やはり作為のないただの虫食いの方が美しい。

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Insect and Plant Exhibition

 

2016.7.16 - 9.4

Makino Botanical Garden (Kochi)

 

Let Iinsects Make Artworks

 

When I looked through the magnifying glass, I observed that larvae of Caliroa annulipes on the leaves of Tilia japonica had a length of 1 to 3 mm.

I pasted a square tape on the leaf, placed 10 larvae on one the leaf, and tried to have the insects eat around that tape. However, the insects did not readily eat around the tape as planned. As insects may be too delicate, I did not touch the insects directly. I moved the tip of the mechanical pencil in front of the insects. Then the insect sensed danger and changed it’s direction. I repeated this over and over again. Finally, an artificial worm-eaten artwork was finished. But ... unfortunately the artwork was not as good as I thought. It was not beautiful.

Then I made cubic artwork with a different leaf, put them side by side and made them shine with a light from below. When I saw the cube shining green from overhead, I saw the natural wormholes. The natural wormholes are more beautiful than the artwork that I forced.

 

 

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