Photography: Michael Nagl
Part of ON THE ROAD AGAIN in Künstlerhaus Vienna from Febr. 18th to May 21st
https://www.k-haus.at/besuch/kalender/ausstellung
In the aquarium: diatoms and other photosynthesising marine micro-algae
that were grown in my Bioreactor
<< Soundcloud link >> Sounds of photosynthesis by Karl Stirner
Paul Gründorfer made the reactive sound design for the interactive oxygen generator. More info below..
Below as part of THROUGH OOZE and SLIME
SOLO exhibition in Galerija Na Katu, Zagreb, HR
Full installation with:
upper aquarium: bladderwrack, gutweed, green hair weed, water, marine salt
middle: diatoms and other photosynthesising micro-algae, marine salt, loudspeaker,
microphones, cables, tubes, pump, oxygen masks, paper mouthpieces
below: bladderwrack, toothed wrack, water, marine salt
wood, LED lights, recycled bottles
framing galvanised waterpipes (party recycled) steel
LIVE PHO2TOSYNTHESIS PERFORMANCE
interactive living oxygen generator
Bioreactive Sounddesign: Paul Gründorfer
Sound of Photosynthesis: Karl Stirner
Above and below you see an interactive living oxygen generator. It is filled with microscopic
marine algae and seaweeds from the North Sea coast of the Netherlands: diatoms and
other phytoplankton, Bladderwrack, Sea whistle, Devil’s Apron, Green Hair Weed.
Algae produce over fifty percent of our atmosphere’s oxygen. Statistically every second breath you take is
produced by algea. In turn, they metabolize the carbon dioxide you exhale. There is a continuous cycle of
matter between your lungs and algae cells in the oceans and waterways of the planet.
You and algae are inseparably connected.
The sound you hear is the fizzing and fizzling of photosynthesizing algae otherwise inaudible to
the human ear, each sound an encounter between your breath and the chlorophyll-containing algae
cells, the transformation of light into chemical energy and the crescendo of gas metamorphosis.
Video for a sound impression (best in HD)
Blow out in the machine and sing with the algae!
The CO2 you breathe out becomes part of the process of photosynthesis
that we made audible for the human ear.
Bioreactive Sounddesign:
Paul Gründorfer
Karl Stirner
Interactive objects
for cross species communication
Details in the aquariums:
Right - aquarium down in the installation
with Bladderwrack, condensation
Below - inside the upper aquarium:
Bladderwrack, Gutweed and Green Hair weed
Seaweeds that I collected July 2022 at
Vrouwenpolder and Neeltje Jans, Zeeland NL