BIOPATINA STAND



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’.