What if plants were more intelligent than we think? What if they observe, communicate—perhaps even dream?
A flower—both organic and digital—appears as a hybrid entity. Its technologically shimmering surface oscillates between nature and the artificial, blurring the boundaries between the two. The Book of Flowers by Agnieszka Polska (2023) opens up a new perspective on the relationship between humans, nature, and technology—not as pure fantasy, but as a creative force and a vision of symbiotic coexistence. In a similar spirit, this group exhibition explores the threshold between science, art, and speculative imagination.

FOTO ARSENAL WIEN presents Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants: an in-depth exploration of the history of plants in photography and lens-based media, connecting art, technology, and science from the 19th century to the present. Rather than following a linear chronology, the exhibition is structured around two focal points: science and fiction.