MS MOL, 2023 (detail)
steel, glass, mirror glass, tubes, pumps, stirrer, measurement and control technology, bacteria (including Cupriavidus necator), 350 x 160 x 130 cm
exhibition view Renaissance 3.0, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe 2023
The sculpture MS MOL serves as a bioreactor for cultivating bacteria (including Cupriavidus necator). The bacteria produce the biopolymer PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate), which replaces petroleum-based plastics such as PP (polypropylene).
steel, glass, mirror glass, tubes, pumps, stirrer, measurement and control technology, bacteria (including Cupriavidus necator), 350 x 160 x 130 cm
exhibition view Renaissance 3.0, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe 2023
The sculpture MS MOL serves as a bioreactor for cultivating bacteria (including Cupriavidus necator). The bacteria produce the biopolymer PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate), which replaces petroleum-based plastics such as PP (polypropylene).