Chlorophyll Art

One of my top bookmarks is Found magazine, which exhibits and describes found items - letters, cards, ticket stubs, doodles, anything that gives a snapshot of someone else's life. Recently, i came across Vietnamese artist Binh Danh, who has invented a technique of printing found photographs on leaves.























He takes the photo, digitally renders it into a negative and then presses a leaf against the negative and exposes it to light. The leaf will produce chlorophyll and photosynthesise in the light areas of the negative more than the dark areas and gradually, the photo will be transfered to the leaf. Once 'developed', the leaf is removed, preserved in resin and hey presto - you have a chlorophyll print.

Fascinating stuff! See some examples at his Haines Gallery profile.