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By working on my experiments I wondered how I can connect this idea with my previous work. I thought about building a connection between humans reaching for light and the organisms that do the same. | By working on my experiments I wondered how I can connect this idea with my previous work. I thought about building a connection between humans reaching for light and the organisms that do the same. | ||
Without thinking about the meaning I sometimes used a daylight lamp to light Euglena - its actual function is to spend light for people during the winter months to lift the spirits and to obviate tiredness. | |||
The outcome of my project is an installation which makes it possible to move Euglena to places and in shapes I want. To make this possible I utilize Euglena’s ability of phototaxis to control its movement. The result is the copy of a negative drawing - filled with thousands of those green microorganisms - which starts to fade after a couple of minutes. | The outcome of my project is an installation which makes it possible to move Euglena to places and in shapes I want. To make this possible I utilize Euglena’s ability of phototaxis to control its movement. The result is the copy of a negative drawing - filled with thousands of those green microorganisms - which starts to fade after a couple of minutes. | ||
Before I started to develop the installation I researched ideas, methods and other projects. The following experiments and the documentation shall give an overview of my work. | Before I started to develop the installation I researched ideas, methods and other projects. The following experiments and the documentation shall give an overview of my work. | ||