BIOPATINA STAND
bended metal, microorganisms, plaster models, LCD screen, carpet
multimedia sculpture installation, 2022
bended metal, microorganisms, plaster models, LCD screen, carpet
Central to the Biopatina Stand is a reinterpretation of Mies bended chromatic furniture metal elements, transposed into a vertical orientation and imbued with an organic aesthetic mirroring the villa's exterior biopatina growth. This structural homage serves as a foundational motif, articulating the thematic cohesion of the sculpture while foregrounding the interplay between architectural form and natural processes.
The stand's curated microscopic samples open a window into the hidden ecologies of Villa Tugendhat. Samples of biopatina, harvested from the villa's surfaces during seasonal fluctuations, are juxtaposed with cultured specimens, thereby elucidating the dynamic interplay between environmental conditions and microbial growth.
The stand featured microscopic images and cultured
samples of biopatina, three mini aquariums with villa-inspired models
changing color based on micro-organisms in aquatic cultures, and a video
screen projecting a microscopic algae video. The screen’s polarizing filter
was removed, creating a white surface mirroring the villa’s facade, but visitors using circular devices with polarizing filters could see the projected
content when approaching the stand.
LINKS: Epidermitecture
COLLABORATION: Neli Hejduk (Curator), Monika Mitášová, Jan Kristek, Beatrice Zaidenberg, Ingrid Halland, Jakub Węgrzynowicz, Raffaella Lamuraglia, Vladimíra Hradecká, Barbora Benčíková, Michal Tujma , Zuzana Gregorova, Dusts Institute, Laco Tóth, Part of microscopic analysis of Biopatina (microscopic video) was conducted at Georg-August University Göttingen by Marie Jamroszczyk using sample ‘SAG 42.79 Chroococcidiopsis thermalis’.
COLLABORATION: Neli Hejduk (Curator), Monika Mitášová, Jan Kristek, Beatrice Zaidenberg, Ingrid Halland, Jakub Węgrzynowicz, Raffaella Lamuraglia, Vladimíra Hradecká, Barbora Benčíková, Michal Tujma , Zuzana Gregorova, Dusts Institute, Laco Tóth, Part of microscopic analysis of Biopatina (microscopic video) was conducted at Georg-August University Göttingen by Marie Jamroszczyk using sample ‘SAG 42.79 Chroococcidiopsis thermalis’.