Take life one day at a time and practise mindfulness through the beauty of flowers.

That is the message that Japanese-Australian multidisciplinary artist Hiromi Tango wants people to walk away with when admiring her artwork at the Museum of Brisbane.

The space has been turned into a sculptural arrangement of vibrant flowers through the Hanabira (Gentle Petal) public installation for the next six months as she takes up an artist in residence place at the museum for the very first time.

Hiromi’s recognisable style has seen her works displayed in major Australian museums as well as international exhibitions in the US, Belgium, Dubai and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Now, she invites art lovers to take time to heal in the public space and to join her in workshops to create decorative flowers and foliage from upcycled textiles and local materials by the blooms and buds found across Meanjin/Brisbane.

In collaboration with Indigenous elder Aunty Raelene Baker and The University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience’s team, Tango said she had been examining Brisbane’s identity in response to nature, art, culture, science and health.

“Flowers are something everyone has a connection to and we wanted to generate some gentle healing and safe conversation through flowers and plants,” she said.

“We created flower [information] cards for three plants, hibiscus, wattle and tulipwood, and two [other] plants, butterfly and petunia, inspired by Professor David Craik’s lab, all of which are medicinal so they have healing agents.”