Neil Logan Are these the fingerprints of the gods? Peel back the waxy cuticle and peer into what underpins a sacred leaf. Human communion with these plants has resulted in profoundly life-affirming experiences. Simply viewing one of these works of art is a journey into alien worlds of unimaginable machinery. Each one uniquely structured to perform…

Markus Berger Psychoactive plants and their ingredients, or the plants in their holistic manifestation of the one consciousness that we all are, sometimes serve as microscopes to look deep into our inner realities. Steven F. White and Jill Pflugheber’s work Microcosms: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas, which combines art and science in…

Osiris Sinuhé González Romero Visionary Art, Ecodelícs and Microcosmic Phytoformalism.  The use of sacred plants with psychoactive properties and the development of technology can extend our vision. Both facilitate an understanding of universes and realities not perceptible to the naked eye during our ordinary states of consciousness. The creative use of psychoactive plants and confocal…

Paco Calvo Enacting the bridge between Plant Science and the Arts takes some courage. For one thing, not everyone appreciates the value of transdisciplinarity. Even worse, to most it’s a single-track road: Artists, best-case scenario, benefit or find inspiration in botanical works. Seldom the opposite direction is travelled. And yet Science, writ large, can be…

Elisabeth Kugler Microscopy is a wonderful method to reveal worlds that were previously too small to be seen. As modern microscopes produce multidimensional data, we can create visual representations of nature and share them with everyone. In recent years, using visuals from microscopy has become a great tool to engage people across all ages, backgrounds,…