Nowadays bacteria tend to fill people with fear for transferral of diseases and unexpected death. On every corner we are told to wash our hands with antibacterial gel, to kill every living creature present. We would almost forget that bacteria are also there to protect us form those diseases. And to help us eat, breathe and live.
I locked myself in a microbiological lab to learn more about bacteria. To see them grow, to understand what they need to survive: what they eat, how they get their energy, how they move and how they change. They got a personality in my eyes. They have needs and weaknesses. I grew the good bacteria that live in the bowel system. This is the place where bacteria outnumber our body cells. They help with the digestion of our food and protection of our body. By combining them in the objects that are needed to eat and drink, I create a direct connection between eating and the creatures that help us eat. People are in this way confronted with the good bacteria and maybe more interested in the purposes they have.
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| tubes with growing bacteria |
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| microscopic photos of healthy bacteria |
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| test -glass with bacteria |
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| test |
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| bacteria on textile. they change colors in different circumstances |
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| test |
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| the water gives a magnifying effect to the bacteria |
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| double layered glass. the bacteria grows in between |
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| eating object -bacteria growing on object that you can use for eating. even though these are good bacteria, would you eat them like this? |
