Masaki Kato × MEGASHEEP “electron flowers” & “Neuro Garden” (Kyoto)
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From Sunday, June 21 to Sunday, July 12, 2026, an exhibition will be held at MEGASHEEP, a plant shop in Kyoto, presenting two series: “electron flowers” and “Neuro Garden.”
electron flowers
These works reimagine the invisible presence of electrons as flowers — roses, cosmos, and chrysanthemums. Based on the Schrödinger equation of quantum mechanics, the probability distribution of each electron is simulated and its fleeting beauty made visible.
The wave–particle duality of the electron is plotter-drawn in two techniques: stippling and waveforms. Just as a dry landscape garden evokes flowing water, this series connects science and art through mitate — the Japanese aesthetic of seeing one thing as another.
Neuro Garden (Pachypodium densiflorum ver.)
A work that reads the faint electrical signals (biopotentials) emitted by a plant and draws them with a pen plotter.
Light, temperature, moisture, the presence of people — plants receive countless stimuli every day and express their state as subtle electrical signals.
The biopotential of a Pachypodium densiflorum — a signature presence at MEGASHEEP — is captured in real time, and its subtle fluctuations are drawn by the plotter, recording the plant's time in this space as a single drawing. One new drawing is created every day during the exhibition. No line ever appears twice: each is a one-day-only record.
Works from both series are available for purchase during the exhibition. Purchased works will be shipped after the exhibition closes.
I hope you will enjoy seeing the usually invisible lives of electrons and plants given visible form. I look forward to meeting you at the venue.
Exhibition Details
| Dates | Sunday, June 21 – Sunday, July 12, 2026 One drawing created daily during the exhibition (Neuro Garden) |
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| Hours | 14:00–18:00 (shop hours 13:00–19:00) |
| Artist in attendance | June 21, June 27, and July 12, 14:00–16:00 |
| Venue | MEGASHEEP 582 Matsumoto-cho, Gokomachi-dori Ebisugawa-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto |