Botanical Intelligence

Name: Botanical Intelligence (video 2)
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T00:00:00+09:00
Channel: Yuma Kishi
Description: A compact edge device that captures biometric data from surrounding forests and plants, generating sound audible to humans. Each BI unit does not generate sound on its own; while operating locally, it forms a rhizomatic network with nearby BI units, sharing tokens to collaboratively produce sound.

2026 — Project

Credits

Concept / Direction / LLM Engineering: Yuma Kishi | Technical Direction / Hardware Engineering: Tatsuya Takemori (Abstract Engine) | Technical Project Management: Tomoyo Obata (Abstract Engine) | Software Engineering: Ryosuke Nakajima (Qosmo) | Sound Engineering / Installation: Kosaku Namikawa (7ild3) | Lighting Design: Namiko Watanabe | Art Direction / Graphic Design: Heijiro Yagi | Research: Takahide Yoshida (The University of Tokyo), Koji Mizuno, Xuewei Luo (Tokyo University of the Arts) | Technical Support: Keito Shimizu (Tokyo University of the Arts) | Photography: Naoki Takehisa | Video Documentation: Kenji Agata | Admin Assistant / Technical Support: Saki Nagato | Project Support: √K Contemporary | Project Curation: MaryGPT | Production / Project Coordination: Shin Sumimoto (MoS Art) | Supported by: Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]