This image from the Zen City series closely resembles a satellite view of a densely built neighborhood. Gridded layouts suggest streets, housing blocks, and green patches, but a closer look reveals the true subject: the surface of an electronic circuit board. Constructed using my Pixel Montage technique, the image is made entirely of botanical photographs—leaves, stems, petals—carefully arranged to evoke the structure of urban and digital systems.
The dark squares at the center resemble either city plazas or microprocessors, while the surrounding patterns blur the boundary between architectural design and circuit engineering. This visual ambiguity invites the viewer to question the relationship between human settlements and technological networks.
The work continues the theme of Zen City: exploring the parallels between natural ecosystems, urban environments, and digital infrastructures. By fusing imagery from plants and machines, the piece emphasizes the shared logic, balance, and interconnectivity of all systems—whether organic or artificial.
