Carbon Farm is an interactive art piece developed by Jiabao Li and Ben J. Evanson that captures CO₂ from human breath and transforms it into bioplastic. Exhibited at SIGGRAPH 2024 in Tokyo, the project incorporated Shinto-inspired amulets, collaboratively designed by myself, Siyu Feng, and Ceren Ozgan.​

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In the Shinto tradition, visitors offer amulets at shrines after making prayers to Shinto spirits. Similarly, the algae-based amulets created for Carbon Farm serve as ecological offerings. Participants blow into the contraption, symbolizing a prayer for ecological peace, and gift their bioplastic amulet back to the machine, merging spiritual and environmental reflection. More information.

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This project connects cultural ritual to environmental action, reimagining personal ecological relationships through design and technology.​​