Jan 11, 2010

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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.)
  
  Jan 11, 2010 10:43 by notanotherskye.
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  this one is pretty
  
  Jan 11, 2010 10:45 by a_noob.
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  they are really cool!!
  
  Jan 11, 2010 11:09 by coco-tidan.
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  Looks like rusted metal. I think I might check this Kac character out.
  
  Jan 11, 2010 11:42 by rabbitdan.
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  I have to admit my confusion, now. Do they form those shapes naturally?
  
  Jan 11, 2010 11:52 by notanotherskye.
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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.
  
  Jan 11, 2010 12:12 by athanie.
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  Way to think outside the box!
  
  Jan 11, 2010 12:14 by nonlinear_time.
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