left: Thomas Feuerstein, Thomas Seppi, (H)EAR, 2009
stained cartilage cells isolated from human ear tissue and grown on a CD
biotechnological realisation: Thomas Seppi, Department of Radiotherapy
and Radiooncology, Medical University of Innsbruck
Cartilage cells extracted from the artist's ear, grow on the surface of a transparent CD. Using a technology, originally developed for cell counting, a modified CD player reads the cells and a special software transforms the data into audio signals.
right: Thomas Feuerstein, Thomas Seppi, RADIO VAN GOGH, 2009
cartilage cells from a human ear, CD
biotechnological realisation: Thomas Seppi, Department of Radiotherapy
and Radiooncology, Medical University of Innsbruck
For the audio installation RADIO VAN GOGH, the cartilage cells extracted from the artist's ear grow between two CDs in a culture medium. The data read by a modified CD player, that is kept at a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, are transformed into audio signals and streamed in real time over the Internet. The cell growth is thus audible for the duration of an exhibition up to three weeks.
stained cartilage cells isolated from human ear tissue and grown on a CD
biotechnological realisation: Thomas Seppi, Department of Radiotherapy
and Radiooncology, Medical University of Innsbruck
Cartilage cells extracted from the artist's ear, grow on the surface of a transparent CD. Using a technology, originally developed for cell counting, a modified CD player reads the cells and a special software transforms the data into audio signals.
right: Thomas Feuerstein, Thomas Seppi, RADIO VAN GOGH, 2009
cartilage cells from a human ear, CD
biotechnological realisation: Thomas Seppi, Department of Radiotherapy
and Radiooncology, Medical University of Innsbruck
For the audio installation RADIO VAN GOGH, the cartilage cells extracted from the artist's ear grow between two CDs in a culture medium. The data read by a modified CD player, that is kept at a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, are transformed into audio signals and streamed in real time over the Internet. The cell growth is thus audible for the duration of an exhibition up to three weeks.