GMU:DIY Bio: doing things with biology/Nyiko Johannes Mucavele/Colours of Rot

Rotting fruits

A primarily visual idea was to set some fruits in different layouts to rot and photograph the change for aesthetic purposes and colour work. In the brainstorming process Ethylene gas fruit interactions came to mind. Also perhaps checking the mental associations people have with rotting fruits and the instinct to avoid rotting food through colour and smell.

27.11.2018

Day 1 was acquiring an assortment of varying colours and textures in the form of fruits.

Each fruit had sections cut off and presented in varying ways on a petri-dish.

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microscope photos, 5 day progress, 5 day microscope photos, 1 week conclusion