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  • decon -
    The project explores the use of biotechnology methods and materials as art media, for the development of paintings literally alive that deconstruct themselves while exhibited. In Decon, replicas of Piet Mondriaan’s geometric paintings were created
  • FEEDFORWARD – The Angel of History addresses the current moment in history where the wreckage of political conflict and economic inequality is piling up, while globalized forces—largely enabled by the “progress” of digital information
  • The 121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance took place 5-12 December 2012 and consisted of two parts: - “Walking backwards into the future” – remounted cyberformances from the past 5 festivals (5-11 December) - “Testing – 1 2, 1 2, 1 2” – new
  • Plasm: Yer Mug -
    A 50's themed diner provides the setting for an interactive encounter with disturbing denizens in the virtual mirror across the counter. On-screen breakfast reassembles itself into characters who react to the customers' every move.
  • Mirror -
    A dark room with a large vibrating mirror deforms the reflection of the visitor. (The installation is to be visited individually.) At first the vibrations are so subtle that you might wonder if it are your own eyes that are having trouble to focus.
  • Greenhouse Converter -
    The greenhouse converter is an apparatus for algae, water fleas and people. Water from a fountain, enriched with atmospheric gases, especially carbon dioxide, is pumped from beneath via an air supply into an aquarium. This feeds an algal culture
  • In der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde die Kategorie des Schönen einem radikalen Wandel unterworfen. Das vertraute klassische Schönheitsideal, insbesondere der ideale schöne athletische Körper in der Nachfolge der Antike, wurden vom Diskurs der
  • Autoinducer_Ph-1 -
    Autoinducer_Ph-1 (cross cultural chemistry) exploits a traditional rice cultivation technique from SE Asia where Azolla is grown in large quantities and used as an organic, nitrogen rich fertilizer in the rice paddies. In the installation this
  • Metabodies
    This project investigates the unexpected diversity to be found on the human ecosystem and its 'social network'; this, by focusing on the language of billions of bacteria, which populate it. Sonja Bäumel tested two subjects each of them left hand
  • Expanded Self -
    Expanded Self has been realised for the documentary film 'Wir sind Planeten', produced by ServusTV-Terra Mater. Since 2008, Sonja Bäumel is exploring the human skin and its potential. This project is part of her on-going research and creative