Last updated: September 24, 2026 (Content is subject to change.)
SUMMARY
- Platycerium Session is a series derived from HASSHIKI’s BIO-ACOUSTIC SESSION, bringing together Platycerium plants and musicians.
- Musicians respond to the form, ecology, origins, and individual characteristics of each Platycerium, translating them into sound through their own approaches.
- Developed in collaboration with the Platycerium specialty shop Buddy Plants, the project explores new relationships between plants and human creativity.
Platycerium Session expands on the approach explored through BIO-ACOUSTIC SESSION — perceiving non-human beings through sound — and extends it further into the act of creation.
Rather than working only with bioelectrical signals taken directly from plants, participating musicians interpret each plant through its form, ecology, name, growing environment, and other characteristics, developing these elements into sound in their own ways.
This project is developed in collaboration with Buddy Plants, a specialty shop dedicated to Platycerium.
[ Participating Artists / Creators ]
Hybrid Leisureland / mindflower / Ozouni（お雑煮） / Ryuta Tomiyama / tatata5| 01. Blue Boy × tatata5 |
| “Blue Boy” is a cultivated variety characterized by its bluish foliage and slender, drooping fertile fronds. tatata5 connects dedicated clips to the fertile fronds and develops a live performance using the electrical voltage generated by the plant. |
| 02. Coronarium × mindflower |
| Taking the large, spreading shield fronds and crown-like silhouette of Coronarium as a starting point, mindflower responds with a minimal setup using a single OP-Z. Drawing also on memories of time spent in the Philippines, mindflower develops a glossy soundscape reminiscent of falling rain. |
| 03. Netherlands × Hybrid Leisureland |
| Starting from the plant’s evenly balanced, spreading form, Hybrid Leisureland created a piece using Ableton. The broad, well-proportioned silhouette of its fronds is translated into a calm and balanced flow of sound. |
| 04. Elephantotis × tatata5 |
| By attaching dedicated clips to the fertile fronds, the performance incorporates electrical voltage generated by the plant in real time. Centered around the Moog Subharmonicon, the live set unfolds into a dense, exotic sound inspired by the powerful fertile fronds, reminiscent of an elephant’s ears. |
| 05. Ridleyi × Hybrid Leisureland |
| With a live set built around Ableton, the music evokes the finely branched, delicate fertile fronds and the softly curving shield fronds, unfolding with a warm and organic feel. |
CREDITS
Direction
modular_ozouni
Platycerium Curation
Buddy Plants
Film / Edit
narita415
Creative Direction
Ryuta Tomiyama
Produced by
Buddy Plants × HASSHIKI
OPEN CALL FOR COLLABORATORS
Platycerium Session will continue to develop new sessions between Platycerium plants and musicians in collaboration with Buddy Plants.
We welcome a wide range of approaches — not only performances using the bioelectrical signals of plants, but also music and performances inspired by their form, ecology, origins, and other characteristics.
- Musicians / Sound Artists
・Artists skilled at working musically with environmental sound, data, noise, and related materials
・Artists interested in improvisational interaction with non-human entities such as plants and data - Filmmakers / Animators / Motion Designers
・Any genre or technique is welcome: live action, animation, CG, collage, VJ-based approaches, and more
・Able to complete a short-form video work of approximately 90 seconds or longer
・Interested in co-creation with music - Other artists and creators interested in sessions with plants
Related Project
LOG
2026.9.24: Project concept and five works published
Support / Partner
HASSHIKI welcomes partnerships (collaboration / sponsorship) with companies, organizations, and individuals interested in this SESSION / project. Venue support, equipment cooperation, co-planning for productions, and brand/product collaborations are all welcome. Please reach out via the form below.
