INSTALLATION, CONTAINER WITH SCOBY CULTURE, BACTERIAL CELLULOSE

Part of the exhibition Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design. PST Art x Science Collide.

“Architects, designers, and scientists are looking to nature for sustainable design solutions that consume less material, generate less pollution, and use less energy. Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design is the first exhibition to explore the most promising and pragmatic building materials and technologies at the intersection of nature, science, and craft. The title references architect Richard Neutra’s posthumous book in which he advances his theory of “biorealism”: the role of the biological and behavioral sciences in architecture, and architecture’s essential relationship with the environment. Today this theory appears prescient given the emergence of biodesign. This field poses the possibility of constructing or even growing buildings with living and eco-friendly materials such as algae, microorganisms, and silkworms.”