These are tests that I did a while ago with artist Sarah Craske to develop a process for embedding bacteria in plastic resins. Prototypes perhaps for bacterial jewellery or tableware. Commissions welcome
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What a wonderful idea – I wonder if you know what actually happens to the bacteria, as in how long do they live in the resin or are they immediately mummified?
Furthering this notion, if they do not survive against the initial heat build-up of the resin process, would they survive if the process was manipulated to be less heat intensive?
Exciting work.
I have been working on this for several years now. Together with an artist we’ve made some beautiful work and are looking into way to exhibit our work. Yes, the bacteria do survive, grow and even chemotax towards the air in bubbles and sometimes fungi appear months later. Feel free to contact me should you want to do something together.
Let me know how things pan out as I would be VERY interested in applying this to my sculpture as I use resin regularly. After I have finished writing my sculpture book I will have some headspace to get involved – sometime in July the light should return.
Will do Jac. I love the idea of a sculpture which is designed to sequester spores and other microbial life from the air in order to embellish itself.
I know, it sounds amazing – can’t wait except my editors sweet tones are ringing in my head.
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Extraordinary experiments with resin and bacteria.
Dang it – I’ve just been working on the exact same thing. Yours look nice ! 🙂
Just proves great minds think alike.
I have been working on this for several years now. Together with an artist we are producing some amazing work. We are currently looking into putting all our work together for an exhibit. Feel free to contact me should you want to work together somehow.
– Mehmet Berkmen
Hi Mehmet
Our embedded bacteria are most definitely dead so your process sounds really interesting! I’d love to know more and would be more than happy to work together somehow.
Best wishes
Simon
lets talk more….
berkmen@neb.com