modular lighting installation by cheng tsung feng evokes vertical clustered plant colonies

Cheng Tsung FENG Translates Plant Morphology into Structure

Part of Cheng Tsung FENG’s Structural Botany series, the work titled 25AP-263-43 examines plant morphology through the lens of modular construction. The series draws from the formal language of botanical structures, abstracting characteristics such as growth pattern, stem geometry, and leaf arrangement into spatial compositions made with artificial materials.

Located at Swiio Villa Yilan in Zhuangwei, Taiwan, the installation references a vertical growth habit, with elements reaching between 2.5 and 5 meters in height. Units are evenly spaced, creating a clustered formation that evokes the rhythm of a plant colony.

all images by FIXER Photographic Studio

Structural Botany Reimagines Plant Forms as Spatial Systems

Structural components mimic upright, quadrangular stems with smooth brown surfaces and a central white longitudinal stripe. These elements occasionally branch at the apex, while the base features raised, rounded nodes and consistent internode spacing.

Leaf-like modules appear as singular terminal elements atop each stem. They are positioned irregularly and tilt slightly upward. Each blade measures approximately 1.5 meters in diameter, circular in shape, thin, and semi-translucent, forming a layered canopy across the structure. Artist Cheng Tsung FENG’s design maintains a clear relationship between repetition, scale, and botanical reference, emphasizing the intersection of natural systems and human-engineered form.

modular structures evoke the vertical growth of clustered plant colonies

the installation rises between 2.5 and 5 meters above ground

units are spaced evenly to reference natural distribution patterns

thin, semi-translucent materials define the circular canopy elements

leaf-like modules are positioned as single elements atop each stem

a white longitudinal stripe runs through each structural stem

geometry and material reinterpret plant morphology through design

the clustered composition recalls the behavior of living colonies

Structural Botany: 25AP-263-43 lights up at night

branching and leaf structure are abstracted into formal expression

the installation occupies the grounds of Swiio Villa Yilan in Zhuangwei

project info:

name: Structural Botany: 25AP-263-43
artist: Cheng Tsung FENG | @chengtsungfeng
location: Zhuangwei, Yilan, Taiwan

project designer: Chan-Wei HSU, Chung-Sheng HSU
structural analysis: Jian Quan Engineering Consultants
woodwork: Yi Feng CHIU
metalwork: Yi Chang Laser, Wen Ching HSU
lighting design: OuDe Light
lighting engineer: Wen Pao HUANG
paintwork: Min Dao HONG
crane: Hsie Sheng Company

photographer: FIXER Photographic Studio | @fixer_photographic_studio

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom