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I went pretty far back up my family tree, and found this site: www.microbialart.com. It collects artwork that is created from living bacteria, fungi, and protists.
Pictured is several works from Eduardo Kac -- he calls these Biotopes, and each is a “self-sustaining ecology comprised of thousands of very small living beings in a medium of earth, water, and other materials.”
Jan 11, 2010 10:24 by athanie
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That is crazy! (In a good way.)
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this one is pretty
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they are really cool!!
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Looks like rusted metal. I think I might check this Kac character out.
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I have to admit my confusion, now. Do they form those shapes naturally?
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@notanotherskye: There's definitely some coercion. Here's some more info: http://www.ekac.org/specimen_text.html
Looks like he puts them in the right shapes, then gives them nutrients and lets them do what they want.
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Way to think outside the box!