The Contamination of Alice #4

Mixed Media | Bioart | Installation

The Contamination of Alice: Instance #4, Landscapes consists of Agar heads created from facial impressions of an 11 year old girl, referencing the original donor of the Saos-2 cell line. The Agar has been modified with different nutrients, allowing for the growth of a variety of different fungal and bacterial colonies. This instance also incorporates germinating plant seeds and miniature plastic figures.

PROJECT DETAILS

Bioart Installation

The Contamination of Alice: Instance #4 consists of an installation incorporating living bacterial, fungal colonies, plant seeds and miniature figures. This work engages with the interconnections between organisms and flow between body and environment.
COMPLETED: 2010
MATERIALS: Agar, Bacterial and Fungal Colonies, Acrylic, Steel, MDF, Miniature Figures, Plant Seeds
CLASSIFICATION: Bioart