Surfacing Livingness in Microbial Displays

Kim, Raphael; Risseeuw, Clarice; Groutars, Eduard Georges; Karana, Elvin

doi:10.1145/3544548.3581417

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“…In biodesign, a recent notable contribution to this discourse is the practical guidelines proposed by Kim et al (2023), which aim to highlight the metabolic changes, scales, and temporal dynamics of microbes in the design of living artefacts, with the purpose of enhancing their perceptibility to human users. In a similar vein, Zhou et al (2023) have introduced diverse living microbial artefacts with cyanobacteria that unveil the subtle shifts in environmental light conditions within a matter of minutes, providing a suitable timeframe for prompt care of cyanobacteria, and thus addressing the challenge of temporal dissonance between humans and cyanobacteria (Figure 1).…”

Section: Living Artefacts and The More-than-human Turn In Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Below we provide detailed elaboration on two cases of living artefacts -Loop by Bob Hendriks and Biogarmentry by Roya Aghighithat exemplify elements of the five pillars, thereby fostering the facilitation of regenerative ecologies. It is important to note that there has been a plethora of living artefacts introduced in the past decade [for a recent overview, refer to Kim et al (2023)]. However, we have chosen to focus on these two cases for the following primary reasons.…”

Section: Two Casesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Living artefacts for regenerative ecologies

Karana,

McQuillan,

Rognoli

et al. 2023

Res. dir. Biotechnol. des.

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Introduced in 2020, the notion of living artefacts encompasses biodesign outcomes that maintain the vitality of organisms such as fungi, algae, bacteria, and plants in the use of everyday artefacts, enabling new functions, interactions, and expressions within our daily lives. This paper situates living artefacts at the intersection of the sustainability discourse and more-than-human ontologies, illuminating the unprecedented opportunities that living artefacts present for regenerative ecologies. These ecologies are characterized by a fundamental inclination toward mutualism, creativity, and coevolution. In regenerative ecologies, the human-nature relationship transcends the binary distinction and it manifests as a single autopoietic system in which the constituent members collaboratively engage in the creation, transformation, and evolution of shared habitats. The paper outlines five pillars, supplemented by guiding questions and two illustrative cases, to aid designers in unlocking, articulating, and critically evaluating the potential of living artefacts for regenerative ecologies.

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Section: Living Artefacts and The More-than-human Turn In Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Two Casesmentioning

confidence: 99%