Meka Tome (b. 1999) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, CA. She holds a BFA in Sculpture & New Genres from Otis College of Art and Design and is currently pursuing an MFA in Glass at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited throughout Los Angeles and featured in publications at the intersection of science and contemporary art. Tome has also collaborated on ecologically focused projects with art-science organizations such as Metabolic Studio and Forecast Foundation.

Tome’s practice explores the intricacies of perception, memory, and preservation in a world shaped by impermanence. Informed by natural and social sciences, she investigates how perception is constructed through the interplay of cognitive processes and environmental stimuli, positioning photography as both an archive and an active force in shaping memory.

Her approach is both project-based and process-driven, with each body of work emerging in response to specific questions and ongoing research. Tome centers analog photographic processes and collaborations with organic materials, light, and water. Past projects include chlorophyll printing on leaves and cyanotypes shaped by the hydrologic cycle. These works reflect nature’s agency, the ephemeral quality of existence, and a critical engagement with the medium of photography.