Perrier Jouet: Plant Pulses

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Listening to vine at AGH University.

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[ 1 ] Hybrids [ 2 ] Process [ 3 ] Research [ 4 ] Works Included
Plant Pulses is a multidisciplinary research project deepening the dialogue between humans and nature. Supported by Maison Perrier-Jouët, we have teamed up with Bartłomiej Chojnacki and Klara Chojnacka, two researchers at the AGH University in Cracow, who devoted their careers to studying the ways plants communicate through ultrasounds. Their groundbreaking findings were translated into a multisensory installation that speaks about diversity and protection, inviting us to reimagine the plant world not as static, but as intelligent, expressive and vital.

Hero Plants

Hero Plants
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Listening to nature alters the way we see it.
Immersed in the living spirit of the Champagne terroir, we have defined three emblematic species: Vitis vinifera (the vine), Trifolium repens (white clover), and Aristolochia clematitis (European birthwort). These axiophytes embody the equilibrium between cultivation and wildness, sustaining the vineyard’s biodiversity and vitality. They were eternalised in a unique sculptural herbarium – a living time capsule.

Digital Processing

Digital Processing
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Plant signals, made audible by the Cracow-based researchers, were translated into a three-part audiovisual landscape reflecting the plant’s states: the shriek of dehydration, the relaxed silence of rehydration, and the multi-vocal communication with other species. Amplified and interpreted by composer Justyna Stasiowska and digital artist Eli Magaziner, the composition was projected across circular screens that mirror the perpetual cycles of nature.
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Visualising plants’ communication
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Digital animation
What if the quietest sounds were the ones we truly needed to hear?
Symbolising our quest to understand the world around us, the project reveals what usually goes unnoticed.
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Perrier Jouet Collaboration
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Banquet visualisation
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Banquet visualisation

Year

2023-Ongoing

Team

Marcin Rusak
Tamara Pilawska Baranowska
Caroline Bianco
Mateusz Ancygier
Micaela Costa
Justyna Stasiowska
Eli Magaziner

Specialists

Bartłomiej Chojnacki, PhD, Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University, Cracow

Klara Chojnacka, PhD, Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University, Cracow

Photo credits

Guillaume Jolly
Marcin Rusak Studio

Exhibitions / Location

Tokyo, Japan
Miami, USA
Marcin Rusak
Tamara Pilawska Baranowska
Caroline Bianco
Mateusz Ancygier
Micaela Costa
Justyna Stasiowska
Eli Magaziner
Bartłomiej Chojnacki, PhD, Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University, Cracow

Klara Chojnacka, PhD, Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University, Cracow