Stefan Schwabe
2010-12
Everyday Paper, Paper Everyday
...or growing toilet paper from bacteria
cellulose.
cellulose.
This set-up uses Kombucha yeast, green tea
and sugar to grow bacteria cellulose.
As part of a series of experiments which
investigate how the growth of bacteria
cellulose can be guided or controlled, this
apparatus plays with the idea of harvesting
a living material by allowing the growth to
proceed constantly.
and sugar to grow bacteria cellulose.
As part of a series of experiments which
investigate how the growth of bacteria
cellulose can be guided or controlled, this
apparatus plays with the idea of harvesting
a living material by allowing the growth to
proceed constantly.
OTHER PROJECTS
Vestalia
Gesundheits-Wesen
Advanced Kill Switches
The Kernels of Chimaera
Living Artefacts - Material Experiments with Kombucha
Setup at the Work in Progress Show 2012
Harvesting the cellulose
Growing bacteria cellulose
Sample of dried Kombucha cellulose, Growth duration: 7 days
Growing toilet paper from bacteria cellulose