Wanlin Jiang


  1. The Secret Language of Plants in Gushi: Another Possibility of Language
  2. The Texture of Time, The Shape of Space
  3. Plants on the Move
  4. Plant Whisper X Taoxichuan Glass Studio 2022
  5. Plant Whisper Series
  6. Immortal Flowers
  7. Plant Concert
  8. 00:00-24:00
  9. Last Words










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© Wanlin Jiang — ’2025

P005 → Plant Whisper Series, 2021-Ongoing, Duo







Plant Whisper is an interdisciplinary art project developed from 2021 to the present day by the artist duo Wanlin Jiang and Yunling Wu. Focusing on the visual exploration of plants dancing in the wind, the project extends from the digital trajectory of plants to multi-media art creations such as sound, video, installation, sculpture, printmaking, and workshops. We are committed to presenting the language of the plant world and establishing a new order of thinking in the ‘non-existent existence’.

We use the following working principles in our daily practice: 
[1] Collection of images and information
[2] Analysis of movement points
[3] Output of dynamic records
[4] Collation of static visualisations
[5] Archiving
[6] Experimentation with derivative art forms.

All developments started with our love for plant aesthetics and human curiosity about non-human life systems, but in the continuous practice, the position of (us) humans has been turbulent and transformed. From the restless curiosity of the ego, to the quiet silent observer, to the (human) examination and questioning of the self, what is our position and role in trying to ‘understand’ plants, is there a caring and equal dialogue between us? And whether this ‘caring and equality’ is a humanist ideology of anthropomorphisation and sheltering of non-human life (Bojana Piškur).

In the following practice, we will continue to visualize the language of plants, break and rebuild the existing order of thinking. Through the practice of transcription rather than translation, we will dialectically look at the idea of ‘speaking for nonhuman’ and have a positive attitude towards the search for ‘representation without colonization’ (Astrida Neimanis). Our ultimate goal is to embrace each other and become pure.


Medium: Archieve, Experimetal Video, Paper Media, Multi-material installation, Workshop, Lecture「 植物低语」 是一个由艺术家双人组江宛霖与吴昕凌自2021年起持续发展的跨学科艺术项目。项目聚焦于植物在风中舞动的视觉探索，从植物的数字轨迹出发，延伸至声音、影像、装置、雕塑、版画及工作坊等多媒介的艺术实践。我们致力于呈现植物世界的语言，并在“无之存在”中建构一种新的思维秩序。



我们的日常创作实践遵循以下工作方法：
[1] 图像与信息采集
[2] 动作点分析
[3] 动态记录输出
[4] 静态视觉整理
[5] 档案建立
[6] 衍生艺术形式的实验



项目的起点源于我们对植物美学的热爱以及人类对非人生命系统的好奇，但在持续的实践过程中，人类（我们自身）的位置不断动荡与转变：从躁动的自我好奇、到静默的旁观者，再到对人类自身的反思与质问——在试图“理解”植物的过程中，我们所处的位置与角色究竟为何？人类与植物之间是否可能存在一种关怀且平等的对话？而这种“关怀与平等”，是否又是一种将非人生命拟人化并加以庇护的人文主义意识形态？（Bojana Piškur）



在接下来的实践中，我们将持续将植物的语言可视化，打破并重构现有的思维秩序。我们尝试以“转录”而非“翻译”的方式展开创作，辩证地思考“为非人发声”这一命题，并以开放的态度探索一种“不带殖民性的再现”方式（Astrida Neimanis）。我们的最终目标，是彼此拥抱，回归纯粹。




媒介：档案、实验影像、纸媒、多材质装置、工作坊、讲座




Concept Trailer of Plant Whisper
Medium: Video, 1’15’’
[Wanlin] Field investigation, photography, data recording, image processing
[Yunling] Data generation, image processing, editing and music composition



7 Ways of Understanding Plant Whisper
Medium: Video (Silent), 1’23’’
[Wanlin] Collect plant dynamic data in Guangdong China, photographic records
[Yunling] Collect plant dynamic data in London UK, visual concept design, visual transformation of dynamic data, video editing



Plant Moving Collection
Medium: Video, 14’06’’
[Wanlin] Field investigation, photography, data recording, music composition
[Yunling] Data generation, image processing, video editing



Still frames from Plant Moving Collection
Video, 14’06’’
A sequence of botanical movement visualizations—each frame captures the dance of leaves, stems, and light in time. The colored traces mark the invisible choreography of plants responding to wind, gravity, and unseen rhythms of nature.

Plant Whisper with The 7th abC Art Book Fair, Beijing, PRC




Plant Whisper with The 7th abC Art Book Fair 2022, Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center, Beijing, PRC (2022)
Medium: Videos, Paper media, Multi-material installation


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Plant Whisper with The 7th abC Art Book Fair 2022, Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center, Beijing, PRC (2022)
Medium: Videos, Paper media, Multi-material installation

[Wanlin] Exhibition planning, installation production, artworks preparation, exhibition arrangement, participation in the entire process
[Yunling] Remote participation in exhibition planning discussions, exhibition design drawing, assistance in artworks arrangement



Lecture｜Plant Whisper: A Multimedia Journey to Decode the Language of Plants, 
Talk Stage, Quanyechang Cultural Art Center, Beijing, PRC (2022)



Plant Whisper with The 7th abC Art Book Fair, Hangzhou, PRC




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On-site at the exhibition, Plant Whisper with The 7th abC Art Book Fair 2022, OoEli, Hangzhou, PRC (2022)
Medium: Videos, Paper media, Multi-material installation