Zhe Ren

Living Tree is an interactive work in which a digital tree responds to the presence and actions of its viewers. As the tree transforms, butterflies move through the space, creating a shifting relationship between participant and environment. Neither fully natural nor entirely artificial, the work explores a state of continual becoming, where boundaries between observer and observed gradually begin to blur.

My work explores the space between reality and representation — between what appears and what remains beyond immediate perception. Read the full statement →