Art print Praying Hands No. 1

When it gets dark, the leaves of so-called prayer plants begin to move. They fold upward, sometimes pressing together so closely that they resemble folded hands. With the first light of morning, they open up again.

This daily movement follows the plants' natural rhythm. The best-known prayer plants belong to the Marantaceae family, which originally comes from the tropical regions of America. Their leaves are adorned with fine lines, dots, and geometric designs. Patterns that look almost designed rather than grown.

Depending on the species, very different combinations of deep greens, light areas, and delicate leaf veins emerge. The appearance of these patterns changes as light and shadow shift. Each leaf seems like its own graphic image, almost hand-drawn and with a completely individual structure.

"Praying Hands" focuses on this unusual combination of movement and pattern: plants whose leaves close every evening and open again every morning. A quiet, daily recurring movement that gave them their name.

• Art print in A3 format, 297 × 420 mm
  
• Risograph print in Zurich, Switzerland
• Lessebo natural paper, 200 g/m²
• Cradle to Cradle Certified® & FSC®-certified paper
• Limited edition: 200 copies
• Swiss Made
• Concept & design: Bienvenue Studios