“Autoinducer_Ph-1″, 2006, exploits a traditional rice cultivation technique from SE Asia. In the installation this process is reworked in an overly complexified, industrial, laboratory style way. By Andy Gracie, hostprods.
“Wissengewächs”, 2007 by Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer. Sensors measure the passerby’s presence and movements. A growth software relates these movements to the growth of artificial plants on the screens.
»Vital Psigns« is a social experiment that seeks to address individual mind power and the potential for human/plant communication. By the Center for Tactical Magic.
“Laboratory for Ephemeral Investigations”, 2002 by Jennifer Hall and Blyth Hazen.
»Trial of Judas With Constant Reference to Dorothy Retallack«, 2007, tomato plants exposed to the infamous judas priest record, played backwards and forwards. By Tony Romano.
Reverse play and normal play (3 weeks later).
»Unique« by Polona Tratnik displays micro-organisms brought by the visitors. Samples from hair, underneath the nails, saliva… are gathered and artificially kept alive in a surogate living enviroment. From the 5th Triennial Of Contemporary Slovenian Art U3.
»Black-out« (2005), »Chimère2« (2004) and »La juste mesure« (2003) by Pierre Philippe Freymond.
