Since the beginning of time, the relationship between man and nature has been a field of tension between contemplative admiration and the will to control. The concept of nature, however, remains fluid over the ages and changes, just as the self-image of man changes. Diana Scherer is a visual artist living and working in Amsterdam (NL). Her practice encompasses botany, photography, material research and sculpture.

Diana Scherer who has been working with the root systems of living plants since 2012. Her works emerge from structures that take place through the natural growth of seeds in an artificial manipulation of root propagation. Through years of observation, Scherer developed techniques to work with the plant to create new forms and new weaves. The artist makes use of the intelligence of plants and makes their hidden world visible.

Diana Schere’s pieces bridge the gap between art and science, exploring our relationship with the natural world. Diana Schere employs a unique technique that uses the natural growth processes to create various structures out of root tissues. She derives her patterns from shapes found in the botanical world, as well as from man-made structures. The results are tactile and poetic, and her creative process invokes the current ecological balance between humans and nature.