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GMU:BioArt WS16/Microbiota and isolation of single bacteria (view source)
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"This video installation juxtaposes close-up high definition macroscopic video footage of the growth of colonies of bacteria with images of the parts of the human body from which they were sampled. The piece shows the huge diversity of ways in which these bacteria grow and spread across a Petri dish filled with agar jelly (a seaweed based growth medium) and how they compete for ‘territory’, sometimes producing their own antibiotics to ward of other bacteria or producing biofilms which help them to spread." | "This video installation juxtaposes close-up high definition macroscopic video footage of the growth of colonies of bacteria with images of the parts of the human body from which they were sampled. The piece shows the huge diversity of ways in which these bacteria grow and spread across a Petri dish filled with agar jelly (a seaweed based growth medium) and how they compete for ‘territory’, sometimes producing their own antibiotics to ward of other bacteria or producing biofilms which help them to spread." | ||
===Alison Kudla=== | |||
Collaborating with the Microbiome, http://www.allisonx.com/project/microbiome | |||
"The overarching goals of the project are to create discussion about the microbiomes around us and raise questions about the new research and technologies that may come from recent initiatives to study them. We hope to: reflect on the importance of microbes to ourselves and the planet, consider the impact of globalization on microbes, bring to the surface a range of human characteristics such as self-preservation, self-sabotage, a desire for shortcuts and quick fixes, etc., and in doing so, question the common paradigms and technologies humans use to perceive ourselves in relation to other living things." | |||
=== Joana Ricou=== | === Joana Ricou=== | ||