Glass containers filled up with yogurt, electronic devices, display
In collaboration with Auksė Gaižauskaitė, and Hege Tapio
The installation “Proposal for Microbial Therapy” installed for the first time at the non-disciplinary laboratory Alt lab in 2019 featured two aquariums with different sorts of yogurt – one colonized with Lactobacillus spp and the other – Streptococcus spp bacteria. Both strains thrive usually in so-called Greek yogurt.
Artistic Concept
How can one experience their own microbiome? Is there any interdependence between what we eat, how we behave, and what we think? The installation consists of two aquariums with yogurt: the first one is inhabited by Streptococcus thermophilus and the second with Lactobacillus reuteri bacterial strains. The aquariums have appended electronics that help track the change in pH levels.
While questioning the ecology of humans, the impact of the microbiome on humans, and self-healing strategies, the installation proposed to imagine symbiotic relationships with microorganisms.
Related Media
Related Posts