Experiencing sunlight with plants connects my plant-fed animal body with their sun-fed flesh.
A phone camera helps me pay attention to the plants in front of me, despite the noise of people, cars, birds, and planes. My hand guides my own focus as well as the focus of the camera. The “intelligence” of a smartphone is trained to privilege people and moving subjects, not plants. A hand in the frame helps direct the algorithm as it calculates the focal point.
The dappling effects produced by plants shadowing the sun are simulated with perforation patterns on the surface of the screen.