# Living Moss Sculptures Coexistence by Mineo Mizuno Looks Like Lush Dioramas By Meghan Young | Published 2013-05-16 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coexistence-by-mineo-mizuno References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/16/Mineo-Mizunos-Living-Sculptures) & [mineomizuno](http://mineomizuno.com/index.html) The art installation titled Coexistence by Mineo Mizuno, an artist born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan and based Brooklyn, New York, revolves around a collection of [living sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/structural-botany). By combining [moss and stone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lithic-bloom) together, he has managed to create a beautiful symbiotic relationship that many will find themselves drawn to. In a way, bringing nature indoors will always have that effect. Nevertheless, upon looking closer at the sculptures in Coexistence by Mineo Mizuno, it becomes clear that they are captivating for another less obvious reason. It is as though the Japanese artist has somehow managed to create [miniature landscapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji) complete with mountains, valleys and speckles of trees. Although not meant to be dioramas per se, it is easy to describe them as such. It showed at the Samuel Freeman Gallery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Living Sculptures:** The trend of combining living materials, such as moss, with artistic sculptures presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the art and design industry. - **Indoor Nature:** The trend of bringing nature indoors through living sculptures opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the home decor and wellness industries. - **Miniature Landscapes:** The trend of creating miniature landscapes within art installations provides disruptive innovation opportunities for the landscape architecture and tourism industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating living materials into sculptures and installations. - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can embrace disruptive innovation by offering living sculptures that bring the beauty of nature indoors. - **Landscape Architecture:** The landscape architecture industry has the opportunity to disrupt conventional designs by incorporating miniature landscapes into their projects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nature-Inspired Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humannature-1.md) - [Collaborative Sculptural Art Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neojomon-biomorphic-fantme.md) - [Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptures-at-kew-gardens.md) - [Living Moss Humidifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moss-humidifier-concept.md) - [Nature-Inspired Home Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flower-power-moss-wall-art.md) - [Natural Moss Terrariums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petite-foret-plus.md) - [Water-Less Minimal Design Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/botnica.md) - [Community-Centric Sculptural Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-sculptures.md) - [Blooming Clustered Art Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/structural-botany.md)