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Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer, 2012
mould fungus-print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm

For the mould fungus printing technique, the cartridges of an ink-jet printer are filled with a liquid nutrient medium. The latter contains spores of a mould fungus which are sprayed onto paper sheets by way of the print head's jets. After 24 to 48 hours inside an incubator, the fungus growing brings forth the image.