SYO TANii

SYO TANii is an artist whose practice centers on plants, encompassing both artwork production and spatial decoration and staging. Working with heterogeneous materials such as plaster, acrylic, and silicone, he employs processes including pressure, fixation, and layering to accentuate the inherent characteristics of plants. Through combinations with non-organic materials, he renders visible qualities often overlooked in everyday life̶such as form, texture, fragility, and the subtle instability of contours̶offering viewers new perspectives from which to perceive plants themselves. Alongside his artistic practice, SYO TANii also undertakes plant-based spatial design for hotels, commercial facilities, and event spaces. By reading the relationships between plants, architecture, lighting, and circulation, he designs environments as integrated wholes, altering the experiences and visual trajectories of those who inhabit them. Rather than treating plants as mere decorative elements, his work emphasizes the process through which the presence of plants mediates transformations in the character and impression of a space. Through both artwork and spatial practice, SYO TANii continues to create opportunities for renewed awareness and curiosity toward plants, prompting a reconsideration of the relationship between humans and the botanical world.