Cultivate the pattern series using known Salmonella, Ecoli, Streptococcus, etc and unknown bacterias which were collected from several landmarks of the university. Inspired by a piece of artwork made by Graig Ward from an American art group who's research on basis of a society legend that using handrails on subways feels like a method of shaking hands with 100 people.
Following the protocol of process the activities.
- Six Medium dishes with agar / Peptone / Extract Yeast mixture environment as preparation for growing bacteria.
- Collect microbes from bacteria breeding spot of landmarks such as library, dorm, the main building, Getting by cutting sponges and drew with cotton swabs on each surface of six agar plates.
- Use coloured gel somehow to make it more like a artificial pattern. ps: still leaves the question about methods to make it coloured.
- Place Building sketch map under petri dishes and mark each place with sinogram.
Link of Subvisual Subway: The Art of New York City's Bacterial World:[[1]]
Link of Ward Personal Website: [[2]]
03.12.17 The first phase.
Sterilized wet cotton swabs and sponges are smeared back and forth on handrails, lockers, etc. Dust included. Put them into empty medical bottles. Interference factors are not allowed. Keep bottles under fourExample.ogg degree in case of growing so fast.
