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The ‘Body Habitat’ project arises at the intersection of Bioart as a media-artistic-scientific examination of different forms of life and the visual arts/sculpture. The focus is on an interdisciplinary conception between media design, natural science and fine arts, in which processes of Bioart, the work with living organisms and their habitat are translated into a sculpture. | The ‘Body Habitat’ project arises at the intersection of Bioart as a media-artistic-scientific examination of different forms of life and the visual arts/sculpture. The focus is on an interdisciplinary conception between media design, natural science and fine arts, in which processes of Bioart, the work with living organisms and their habitat are translated into a sculpture. | ||
The organic starting point of the project is the genus of the slime mold (Mycetozoa), specifically: Physarum polycephalum. | The organic starting point of the project is the genus of the slime mold (Mycetozoa), specifically: Physarum polycephalum. | ||
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In the temporarily living sculpture the slime mold acts as an agent of nature, as it grows, moves and covers the defenceless limb. What appears a body-like member, exposes our vulnerability. It hypothesises how by exceedingly cutting ourselves off from natural forms and personal interactions with other lifeforms we grow exposed and vulnerable in time. | In the temporarily living sculpture the slime mold acts as an agent of nature, as it grows, moves and covers the defenceless limb. What appears a body-like member, exposes our vulnerability. It hypothesises how by exceedingly cutting ourselves off from natural forms and personal interactions with other lifeforms we grow exposed and vulnerable in time. | ||
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The creative work process is characterised by the numerous difficulties in controlling an organism according to the human will. Ultimately, the artwork is self-organising as the slime mold determines the outcome in response to the conditions of the provided habitat. This includes a possible return to a more natural unpredictability and life cycle beyond the vital, plasmodial stage of growth into the development of spores (sporangia), hibernation (dormant sclerotium) or death. | The creative work process is characterised by the numerous difficulties in controlling an organism according to the human will. Ultimately, the artwork is self-organising as the slime mold determines the outcome in response to the conditions of the provided habitat. This includes a possible return to a more natural unpredictability and life cycle beyond the vital, plasmodial stage of growth into the development of spores (sporangia), hibernation (dormant sclerotium) or death. | ||
In the end, the question of how living matter relates to the characteristics of form is posed: Will the slime mold Physarum polycephalum behave in a desired way in this new | In the end, the question of how living matter relates to the characteristics of form is posed: Will the slime mold Physarum polycephalum behave in a desired way in this new setting? | ||
== Sketches == | |||
Earliest sketches: | |||
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File: | File:kreativfonds skizzen.jpg | ||
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Process sketches: | |||
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File: | File:Processsketch 01.jpeg | ||
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File: | File:Processsketch 03.jpeg | ||
File: | File:Construction 02.jpeg | ||
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File: | File:Plexivitrine_jpeg.jpeg | ||
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Final sketches: | |||
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File: | File:Finalsculpture sketch .jpeg | ||
File: | File:Finalsculpture incubator.jpeg | ||
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== 'Body Habitat - creeping garden' - the publication == | |||
The exhibited sculpture (currently still in final stages of construction) will be accompanied by a comprehensive reader that illustrates the concept, interaction with the living slime mold (design experiments) and additional considerations on the interspecies interaction with this fascinating, alien organism. | |||
Entire pdf: [[:File:Body habitat creeping garden_thereader_Jakubek.pdf]] | |||