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GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2019-03-26T09:12:38Z

MariaDegand:

by Antje Danz & Maria Degand
== Culturing "general" ==
Our Web researching:
Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

What the producer wrote:
Rice + Soil decoction in Volvic Water

=== Culture medium testing ===
==== Wheat grains====
[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.32(4).jpeg|400px|right]]
1. Wheat grains (crushed) + Distilled water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat grains out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic water andwheat grains (crushed) inoculate with Amoeba proteus.
Take wheat grains out before it starts to mould.

( IDEA: Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) inoculate with Amoeba proteus.
Take wheat grains out before it starts to mould. )

==== Rice grains ====
3. Grains of rice (uncooked) + healing clay + Water + Amoebe proteus

4. Grains of rice (uncooked) + compost soil + Water + Amoeba proteus

==== Extra ====

5. Decoction of wheat + drip brew

6. Decoction of wheat + whole wheat grains + Algae Euglena Mix

=== Observations ===
Observations

Water clarity is the main concern when working with amoeba proteus. In chamber 4 with compost soil, we probably had some amoeba but could not find them. It should be possible to identify new amoeba proteus with the bare eye. In dirty water or water with wheat particles in them, it was not possible to do this simple observation.

Magnification when using the microscope. We found our first Amoeba proteus in cultivation with a 60 magnification. (Small scale Magnification)
(Video) Later we accelerated some of the video footage and found several other, but smaller Amoeba. (Video II with notes and descriptions) We assume far more amoeba in the chambers than we found.

Habitat for us is flat, for amoeba very three dimensional. Amoeba is commonly found at the bottom/ Top of the habitat. In order to find a moving Amoeba, the preparation needs to stay still under the microscope for at least 5 minutes. Turn the lighting of the microscope off and do not move the microscope as amoeba will be in the Cyst state after preparing it.

The Organism is fascinating and a good subject for studying cell organelles and plasmodia behavior. In Chamber 4 we expected to find amoeba in a more natural less constructed environment. We could find Amoeba in all Chambers but the biggest and most active Amoeba in Chamber 5. Furthermore, we were able to keep Amoeba alive in a Jar for several weeks without much maintenance. (Picture)

Projects with Amoeba might be about sensitivity, basic biology, and microscopy.

=== Other Projects/ Pages by Media Art about Amoeba Proteus ===
https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/GMU:Bio-Lab/Amoeba

https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/GMU:DIY_Biolab_%E2%80%9CDriver%E2%80%99s_License%E2%80%9D/euglena,_amoeba

=== Resources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2019-03-26T08:00:43Z

MariaDegand: /* Student Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[Maike Effenberg]]
*[[GMU:Artistic_research_in_Experimental_Biology/Henning_Francik|Henning Francik]]
*[[GMU:Artistic_research_in_Experimental_Biology/Antje_Danz|Antje Danz]]
*[[/Dominik Lehmann/]]
*[[Paola S. Calderón]]
*[[/Abel Geressu/]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
=== Student Projects ===
*[[/SAP and Physarum|Microplastic in the living cell]]
*[[/Artemia and Hydra | Artemia and Hydra]]
*[[/writing a scientific paper |writing a scientific paper ]]
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=== Students adopting microorganisms ===
*[[/Amoeba proteus|Amoeba proteus]]
*[[/Armillaria gallica|Armillaria gallica]]
*[[/Hydra Vulgaris|Hydra Vulgaris]]
*[[/Haematococcus pluvialis|Haematococcus pluvialis]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]
*[[GMU:Habitats_SS18]]
*[[GMU:BioArt_WS15/Physarum_polycephalum_and_unconventional_computing]]

please add projects!! :)

==PDFs==
[[:File:Guide_to_scientific_writing.pdf]] 
[[:File:Physarum Polycephalum - mapping chemical inputs.pdf]] 
[[:File:Quorum sensing and biofilms.pdf]] 

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:DIY BioLab

2018-11-11T13:37:10Z

MariaDegand: /* Microscope */

Marienstraße 7b, Room 202, 99423 Weimar

Contact: Mindaugas Gapševičius

== Short introduction to our DIY Bio-Lab ==

Welcome to our DIY Bio-Lab at Bauhaus University Weimar

Before you start using our microscopes, the laminar hood or chemicals, please take a couple of hours to prepare beforehand:

* read the manuals for the microscopes and understand how to use them
* watch two videos and learn how to use microliter pipettes
* get some basic vocabulary about lab- equipment
* read some recipes for the medium your organism needs
* and read the basic papers about your organism, before you start growing it.

===Microscope===
* [http://www.ehlert-partner.de/Mikroskopreinigung.pdf das saubere Mikroskop]
*'''The Bresser Microscope (''the big one'')''' [https://www.bresser.de/out/media/d32560c4539eb0c24bee07dbb7f2c40e.pdf Manual ]

<gallery>
File:SomeniceBacteria.png|these kind of pictures are possible with the Bresser microscope. Full rez SomeniceBacteria.JPG
File:Moldondictyostelium.png|another one of common mold spore heads. Full rez Moldondictyostelium.JPG
</gallery>

* [http://www.masterflex.com/assets/Manual_pdfs/48925-30%20-35%20-40.pdf The Masterflex microscope ("the small one")]
* [http://www.kanidis.gr/common/files/MOLECULAR/EQUIPMENT/Cat_V100_i.pdf The laminar hood]

===microliter pipettes===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgosWmRjjAo Micropipetting]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv5Bi2Wy1KU School Pipetting 101 Common Errors]

===vocabulary===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Laboratory_equipment Laboratory equipment]
*[http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/labequipment.htm Lab Equipment Quiz]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH pH]

===Medium===
What kind of medium you want to prepare and what your organism needs you have to find out yourself.

== Current Organisms ==

We have currently living [http://www.schulbiologiezentrum.info/15.20%20Euglena%20Neufassung%20031203.pdf Euglena] and Physarum polycephalum.

If you want to work with one of these organisms, please present a short concept to GMU Staff during opening hours.

If you want to work with another organism please contact us.

[http://zooundco-brehm.de/unsere-maerkte/weimar/? Animal Store in Weimar ]

This store has '''living''' Artemia, Daphnia, Nematocera (Chironomus & Chaoborus) and Enchytraeen ( Enchytraeus albidus). They sell them in small bags and it costs less than a coffee. Each Tuesday they will have a new delivery of these fresh organisms.
It is possible for them to get other 'fish food' as well.

=== Protocols ===
* [[/Euglena|Euglena]]
* [[/Amoeba|Amoeba]]
* [[/Physarum Polycephalum|Physarum Polycephalum]]
* [[/Dictyostelium|Disctyostelium]]

== Further Information ==
=== Research projects ===
*[[GMU:PhyChip|PhyChip]]
*[[GMU:Biogames|Biogames]]

=== Current Courses and Activities around Biolab ===
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics,_aesthetics_and_other_interesting_things|Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things]]
* [[GMU:Genes%26Clones|Genes&Clones]]

===Latest Courses===
*[[GMU:BioArt|BioArt]]
*[[GMU:Bioart_Introduction|Bioart_Introduction]]
*[[GMU:BioGames|BioGames]]

===Latest workshops===
*[[GMU:MediaArt_and_Biotechnology|MediaArt and Biotechnology]]
*[[GMU:Workshop on BioGames|Workshop on BioGames]]
*[[GMU:BioMedia_Science_2_Arts-_Molecular_Biology_entering_the_public_space|BioMedia Science 2 Arts- Molecular Biology entering the public space]]

=== Links ===
*[http://www.diysect.com/ Diysect Webseries about BioArt]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
File:IMG_4335.png|Photo: miga
File:DSC_0197.png|Photo: Smin Kim
File:DSC_0199.png|Photo: Smin Kim
File:DSC_0203.png|Photo: Smin Kim
File:DSC_0200-1.png|Photo:miga
File:DSC_0202-1.png|Photo:miga
File:DSC_0206.png|Photo:miga
File:IMG_1368.png|Photo:miga
File:IMG_1371.png|Photo:miga
</gallery>

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/SAP and Physarum

2018-11-11T11:41:29Z

MariaDegand: /* Observations after one Day */

by Maria Degand

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The idea is to see if Physarum Polycephalum prefers Agar or Superabsorbent. Which way will it take to get to the next oat flake?

===Observations after one Day ===
Stop of experiment because of mold in all Petri dishes. Physarum polycephalum did not interact with superabsorbent. This could be because of the mold spreading on the agar plate.

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/SAP and Physarum

2018-11-09T17:12:39Z

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2018-11-09T17:10:44Z

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GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T17:05:42Z

MariaDegand:

by Antje Danz & Maria Degand
== Culturing "general" ==
Our Websearch:
Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

What the producer wrote:
Rice + Soil decoction in Volvic Water

=== Cultur tests ===
==== Wheat ====
[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.32(4).jpeg|400px|right]]
1. Wheat (crushed) + Distilled Water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic Water and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

( IDEA: Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould. )

==== Rice ====
3. Rice + Soil (Heilerde) + Water + Amoebe

4. Rice + Komposterde + Water + Amoebe

==== Extra ====

5. Wheat-Water + Coffee

6. Wheat-Water + Wheat + Algae Euglena Mix

=== Observations ===

=== Sources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-09T17:04:44Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
=== Student extra Projects ===
*[[/Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
*[[/SAP and Physarum|SAP and Physarum]]
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=== Students adopting microorganisms ===
*[[/Amoeba proteus|Amoeba proteus]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Microplastic Hybrids

2018-11-09T17:02:13Z

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Microorganism Hybrids

Microplastic is a thing. And it is in our soil - we humans have no idea what it is doing there and what microorganisms are doing with it. It is possible to catch microplastic + microorganism "hybrids" with nets and by filtration.
NILE RED Fluid Dye illuminates under UV Light the plastic part of these organisms. Julian than could help us classifying these unique hybrids, made out of algae, fungi and whatever you can imagine.
Finding them is one part - next, we could make beautiful microscopy films with them.

Grow them by adding light or nutrients.

[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.33.jpeg|400px|right]]
[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.32.jpeg|400px|right]]

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Ideas with them

We could make a Catalogue or Wiki about our very own Bauhaus-Hybrids.

High-quality video from the microscope.

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GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-09T16:59:32Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
*[[/Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
----
*[[/Amoeba proteus|Amoeba proteus]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T16:58:38Z

MariaDegand: /* Cultur tests */

== Culturing "general" ==
Our Websearch:
Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

What the producer wrote:
Rice + Soil decoction in Volvic Water

=== Cultur tests ===
==== Wheat ====
[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.32(4).jpeg|400px|right]]
1. Wheat (crushed) + Distilled Water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic Water and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

( IDEA: Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould. )

==== Rice ====
3. Rice + Soil (Heilerde) + Water + Amoebe

4. Rice + Komposterde + Water + Amoebe

==== Extra ====

5. Wheat-Water + Coffee

6. Wheat-Water + Wheat + Algae Euglena Mix

=== Observations ===

=== Sources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T16:51:02Z

MariaDegand: /* Culturing "general" */

== Culturing "general" ==
Our Websearch:
Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

What the producer wrote:
Rice + Soil decoction in Volvic Water

=== Cultur tests ===
==== Wheat ====
[[File:WhatsApp Image 2018-11-09 at 17.40.32(4).jpeg|400px|right]]
1. Wheat (crushed) + Distilled Water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic Water and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

( IDEA: Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould. )

==== Rice ====
3. Rice + Soil (Heilerde) + Water + Amoebe

4. Rice + Komposterde + Water + Amoebe

=== Observations ===

=== Sources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

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2018-11-09T16:44:54Z

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GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T16:14:54Z

MariaDegand: /* Cultur tests */

== Culturing "general" ==

Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

=== Cultur tests ===
==== Wheat ====
1. Wheat (crushed) + Distilled Water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic Water and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

3. Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

==== Rice ====
1. Rice + Soil (Heilerde) + Water + Amoebe

2. Rice + Komposterde + Water + Amoebe

=== Observations ===

=== Sources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T15:45:10Z

MariaDegand:

== Culturing "general" ==

Wheat + Distilled Water, Boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.

=== Cultur tests ===

1. Wheat (crushed) + Distilled Water, boil, cool down and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

2. Volvic Water and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

3. Pond water (Ilm water from behind mensa) and wheat (crushed) and put Amoeba proteus in.
Take wheat out before it starts to mould.

=== Observations ===

=== Sources ===
Biology Discussion. (2018). Amoeba Proteus: Habitat, Structure and Metabolism. [online] Available at: http://www.biologydiscussion.com/invertebrate-zoology/protozoa/amoeba-proteus-habitat-structure-and-metabolism/28183 [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

Helbig, G. (2018). Lebendkulturen Helbig. [online] Lebendkulturen.de. Available at: http://lebendkulturen.de/index.php/kulturen/amoeba-proteus [Accessed 9 Nov. 2018].

GMU:Experimental Microbiology/Amoeba proteus

2018-11-09T14:08:59Z

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GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-09T14:03:21Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
*[[Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
----
*[[/Amoeba proteus|Amoeba proteus]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-09T14:02:12Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
*[[Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
----
*[[Amoeba proteus|Amoeba proteus]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-09T14:01:06Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
*[[Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
----
*[[Amobea proteus|Amobea proteus]]

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

Microplastic Hybrids

2018-11-08T11:13:46Z

MariaDegand:

[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2018-10-30 um 11.44.39.png|400px]]
Microorganism Hybrids

Microplastic is a thing. And it is in our soil - we humans have no idea what it is doing there and what microorganisms are doing with it. It is possible to catch microplastic + microorganism "hybrids" with nets and by filtration.
NILE RED Fluid Dye illuminates under UV Light the plastic part of these organisms. Julian than could help us classifying these unique hybrids, made out of algae, fungi and whatever you can imagine.
Finding them is one part - next, we could make beautiful microscopy films with them.

Grow them by adding light or nutrients.

----
Ideas with them
We could make a Catalogue or Wiki about our very own Bauhaus-Hybrids.

High-quality video from the microscope.

Microplastic Hybrids

2018-11-08T11:11:46Z

MariaDegand: Created page with "400px Microorganism Hybrids Microplastic is a thing. And it is in our soil - we humans have no idea what it is doing there..."

[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2018-10-30 um 11.44.39.png|400px]]
Microorganism Hybrids

Microplastic is a thing. And it is in our soil - we humans have no idea what it is doing there and what microorganisms are doing with it. It is possible to catch microplastic + microorganism "hybrids" with nets and by filtration.
NILE RED Fluid Dye illuminates under UV Light the plastic part of these organisms. Julian than could help us classifying these unique hybrids, made out of algae, fungi and whatever you can imagine.
Finding them is one part - next, we could make beautiful microscopy films with them.

Grow them by adding light or nutrients.
We could make a Catalogue or Wiki about our very own Bauhaus-Hybrids.

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-08T11:11:39Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==
*[[Microplastic Hybrids|Microorganism Hybrids]]
----

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

GMU:Experimental Microbiology

2018-11-08T11:09:56Z

MariaDegand: /* Projects */ Microorganism Hybrids

===Modul #1 – Introduction to Experimental Microbiology===

[[File:_MG_5532.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
''Lecturer:'' [[Julian Chollet]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' 09.-11. November 2018 (09:00 – 17:00) 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]] (Room 202) 

 

==Syllabus==
This 3 day intensive course builds upon the practical skills acquired in the module “[[DIY Bio: doing things with biology]]” (by Mindaugas Gapsevicius) and aims to introduce you to the methodologies, project planning and experimental strategies in the natural sciences. While working in the [[GMU:DIY BioLab| DIY BioLab]] (Chair of Media Environments) you will learn how to think like a microbiologist and what it means to do scientific research. Educational objectives include literature research, experiment design, result documentation, discussion and scientific writing.

The course will be structured in a flexible way, tailored to the needs of the participants and the program will be developed collaboratively. Attendance during the 3 days of the course, as well as the delivery of detailed project documentation (paper, artwork, etc.) until the end of the semester is required.
For students without prior experience in biological research this module is a requirement for attending the module [[“Artistic research in Experimental Biology”]] (11. - 13. January 2019).

==Students==
*[[GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Maike Effenberg|Maike Effenberg]]
*[[Henning Francik]]
*[[Antje Danz]]
*[[Niloofar Ghanavati]]
*[[Dominik Lehmann]]
*[[Paola Stephania]]
*[[Kaman]]

[[Category:WS18]]
[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]
[[Category:Julian Chollet]]

==Basic concepts==
===Life===
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions 
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. Life is considered a characteristic of something that preserves, furthers or reinforces its existence in the given environment. This characteristic exhibits all or most of the following traits:
Homeostasis
Organization
Metabolism
Growth
Adaptation
Response to stimuli
Reproduction

===Organism===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism 
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form".
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli.

====Prokaryote====
Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains—bacteria and archaea.
A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.

====Eukaryote====
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes.

===Microorganism===
Living beings that are too small to be seen with the (human) eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microorganism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interactions_with_microbes

They live in almost every habitat from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure or [...] high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms.

Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods, treat sewage, produce fuel, enzymes and other bioactive compounds. They are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. They are a vital component of fertile soils. In the human body microorganisms make up the human microbiota including the essential gut flora. They are the pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases and as such are the target of hygiene measures.

The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

===Cell biology / Molecular biology===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.

A prokaryotic cell has three architectural regions: 
1) Enclosing the cell is the cell envelope 
2) Inside the cell is the cytoplasmic region that contains the genome (DNA), ribosomes and various sorts of inclusions. 
3) On the outside, flagella and pili project from the cell's surface. These are structures (not present in all prokaryotes) made of proteins that facilitate movement and communication between cells. 

Eukariotic cell
The main distinguishing feature of eukaryotes as compared to prokaryotes is compartmentalization: the presence of membrane-bound organelles (compartments) in which specific activities take place.

Most important among these is a cell nucleus - an organelle that houses the cell's DNA. This nucleus gives the eukaryote its name, which means "true kernel (nucleus)".

==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics==

===Cytoplasmic streaming===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasmic_streaming
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uPsOVrDM-8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_ocrDNABQ

===Superabsorber & Microplastics===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

===Bioluminescence===
*https://hackteria.org/wiki/Explorations_in_BioLuminescence
*https://www.instructables.com/id/Bioluminescent-Bacterial-Lightbulb-Water-Polluti/

===Sonification of microbial activity===
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
*http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/Living_Instruments
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzrhptDX6o (some fancy MIT project )
*http://soundmap.soundingsoil.ch/

==Projects==

----
[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2018-10-30 um 11.44.39.png|400px]]
Microorganism Hybrids

Microplastic is a thing. And it is in our soil - we humans have no idea what it is doing there and what microorganisms are doing with it. It is possible to catch microplastic + microorganism "hybrids" with nets and by filtration.
NILE RED Fluid Dye illuminates under UV Light the plastic part of these organisms. Julian than could help us classifying these unique hybrids, made out of algae, fungi and whatever you can imagine.
Finding them is one part - next, we could make beautiful microscopy films with them.

Grow them by adding light or nutrients.
We could make a Catalogue or Wiki about our very own Bauhaus-Hybrids.

==Related Projects from the DIY Biolab @Bauhaus==
*[[GMU:Board Games for Humans and Nonhumans/Maike Effenberg|Bio.match]]
*[[GMU:Bioelectronics, aesthetics and other interesting things/PhyChip synthesiser|PhyChip synthesiser]]

please add projects!! :)

==Links==
* [[GMU:DIY BioLab|DIY BioLab]]
* [https://mikroBIOMIK.org/en mikroBIOMIK]

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2018-11-08T11:07:32Z

MariaDegand: File uploaded with MsUpload

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GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand

2018-09-30T10:37:53Z

MariaDegand:

[https://youtu.be/mI62xelupX0 Watch it on Youtube]

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|700px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017 imagine.png|700px]]
== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand

2018-09-30T10:37:10Z

MariaDegand:

"[ https://youtu.be/mI62xelupX0 Watch it on Youtube]"

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|700px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017 imagine.png|700px]]
== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand

2018-09-30T10:30:40Z

MariaDegand:

[https://youtu.be/sXoMTZyZpDk Watch it on Youtube]

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|700px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017 imagine.png|700px]]
== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-09-19T06:07:18Z

MariaDegand: /* Related Artists (and why in italics) */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrarian/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?) BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these recycled materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= What plants tell us about Microplastic =
'''Exhibition on Summaery 2018'''

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A55WzSd-eE Video Documentation]
(Youtube)

== Construction plan ==

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists ===
In italics: My reasons and thoughts about the relation to my work.

Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People were invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] ''Very scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization.''

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] ''Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole because of some design choices which do not work.''

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] ''Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops, and creation of a space for science.''

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-09-19T05:51:58Z

MariaDegand: /* Conclusion on Body care products */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrarian/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?) BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these recycled materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= What plants tell us about Microplastic =
'''Exhibition on Summaery 2018'''

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A55WzSd-eE Video Documentation]
(Youtube)

== Construction plan ==

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-09-19T05:48:54Z

MariaDegand: /* Installation for summaery */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= What plants tell us about Microplastic =
'''Exhibition on Summaery 2018'''

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A55WzSd-eE Video Documentation]
(Youtube)

== Construction plan ==

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt

2018-07-03T07:28:08Z

MariaDegand: /* Syllabus */

'''From the body to the city'''

Abraham Moles beschrieb den Menschen als in Schalen existierend, wovon die innerste der eigene Körper ist und die äußerste die Welt beziehungsweise der Weltraum. Der erst Schritt aus dem Körper heraus erfordert den Entwurf eines Raumes: er wird Ort der Entfaltung und des Austauschs. Raum ist das, was wir mit anderen teilen und das, was wir besetzen und gegen Einflüsse abgrenzen. Was wirkt auf den Körper, und wie reagieren wir auf die mediale Auflösung der Grenzen dieser Schalen, aber auch die Auflösung der Architektur? Wie bewegen wir uns heute in der Vielzahl dieser Schalen, wobei der Körper die Grundlage jeder Erfahrung bleibt? Im Projekt sollte die sinnliche Dimension der Erfahrung Ausgangspunkt darstellen für zu produzierende Installationen, Interfaces, Performances, Objekte, Displays oder Videos.

[[eng]]l:
Abraham moles described the individual in a urban context embedded in shells with different reach, conditions and meanings. The inner shell is the body and the outside is the cosmos. The first step out of the body requires the construction of space: it becomes a location of unfolding and exchange. Space is what we share with others, what we occupy and differentiate from influences. Which are the influences on the body and how are we reacting to the dissolution of limits through contemporary media (internet, VR) and their spheres? How do we act within the multiplicity of these shells whereas the body remains the ultimate condition of every experience?
Within the project we want to take the sensual dimension of our experience as a starting point for installations, performances, videos, objects, displays and interfaces. The project addresses Master Students and offers a frame for self-organized and responsible development of artistic artifacts and the related discourse and exchange. Deliverable is an art or design project suitable for exhibition/presentation/performance.

'''BfA:'''

Das Projekt wendet sich an Bachelorstudierende bietet sowohl einem strukturierten Arbeitsverlauf wie auch selbstverantworteten, freien Projekten einen Ort der Diskussion und Auseinandersetzung. Über die Etappen Sammeln / Sortieren / Konzeptualisieren übt es prototypisch das Entwickeln von Projektideen ein. Im Projekt müssen in zweiwöchigem Rhythmus die entsprechenden Abgaben erfolgen.
Die Endabgabe besteht in einem Objekt/Werk, das sich zur Ausstellung/Vorführung/Aufführung eignet.

'''MfA:'''

Das Projekt wendet sich auch an Masterstudierende und bietet für selbstverantwortete, freie Projekte einen Ort der Diskussion und Auseinandersetzung. Der strukturierten Arbeitsweise der Bachelorstudierenden muss nicht gefolgt werden. Im Projekt soll ein Vortrag zum eigenen Thema entwickelt und gehalten werden. Die Abgabe besteht in einem Kunstprojekt, das sich zur Ausstellung/Vorführung/Aufführung eignet.

Das Projekt findet Dienstags, um 9.15 im DBL, Bauhausstrasse 9a statt

==Syllabus==
10.04.: Introduction

17.04.: Presentation of Concepts (Master Students)

24.04.:

01.05.: Holiday

03.05.: Meeting at 9.15 at DBL

08.05.: Presentation of Collections/Compilations (Bachelor Students)

15.05.: No class on 15.5., our meeting is postponed to Thursday, 17.5., 11.00 am!!!

22.05.: Presentation of Categorisatons/Classifications (Bachelor Students)

29.05.:

05.06.: Franziska, Johanna ()

12.06: Arina Mozzherikova / Self-organisation in digital space

19.05.: Presentation of Concepts (Bachelor Students)

26.06.: Jonas (Water), Xiaomei (), Sandra (Elaine Radigue), Ozan()

03.07.: Silvana Callegari(), Sinan Chen(Playground), Anastasiia Nakaliuzhna()

10.07.: Maria Degand (what plants tell us about microplastics) Summaery Exhibition

Delivery of work: 30.09.2018 (email, Wiki)

==Lectures ==
23.4., 7:00 pm

30.4., 7:00 pm

== References on Collecting ==
* [https://www.gerhard-richter.com/de/art/atlas Gerhard Richters Atlas]
* [https://www.google.de/search?q=hans+peter+feldmann+album&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimr6L13LfaAhXuZpoKHQVFC1IQ_AUICigB&biw=1440&bih=734 Hans Peter Feldmann]
* [http://www.peterpiller.de/ Peter Piller]
* Deep Storage. Arsenale der Erinnerung. Sammeln, Speichern, Archivieren in der Kunst ISBN 978-3791318479

== Texte ==
(please look at our semester apparatus/'shelf' in our library)
* [https://www.scara.com/~ole/literatur/bioadapter.html Der Bioadapter] english version [http://files.flageorgia.org/hkurz/wiener/ow-1-us.htm Bio-Adapter]
* [https://www.spikeartmagazine.com/de/artikel/oswald-wiener-wissenschaft-und-barbarei-gehen-sehr-gut-zusammen Interview Oswald Wiener]
* William H. Whythe: The Social Life Of Small Urban Spaces ISBN 978-0970632418
* Henri Lefebvre: The Production of Space ISBN 978-0631181774
* Jörg Heiler: Gelebter Raum Stadtlandschaft. Taktiken für Interventionen an suburbanen Orten. ISBN 9783837621983
* Stephan Günzel: Texte zu Theorie des Raums ISBN 978-3150189535
* Pedro Gadaho: Uneven Growth – Tactical Urbanism for Expanding Megacities ISBN 978-0-87070-914-2
* Yvonne Volkart: Fluide Subjekte ISBN 3-89942-585-5
* Martina Leeker, Imanuel Schipper, Timon Byes: Performing the Digital ISBN 978-3-8376-3355-9
* Madeline Schwartzman: See Yourself Sensing: redefining Human Perception ISBN 978-1907317293
* Madeline Schwartzman: See Yourself X: Human Futures Expanded ISBN 978-1910433225
* Robert Klanten et al.: A Touch of Code ISBN 978-3-89955-331-4
* Gestalten, Alain Bieber et al:Art & Agenda ISBN 978-3-89955-342-0
* Gestalten, M. Hübner: Urban Interventions 978-3-89955-291-1
* Hans Ulrich Obrist: Do it ISBN 978-1938922015
* Dietmar Offenhuber, Katja Schchtner: Inscribing a Square: Urban Data as Public Space ISBN 978-3709110539
* Ursula Damm: Turnstile [http://ursuladamm.de/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Turnstile_Springer_engl.pdf]
* Abraham A. Moles: Informationstheorie und ästhetische Wahrnehmung ISBN 3-7701-0526-5
* Abraham A. Moles, Elisabeth Rohmer: Psychologie de l'espace ISBN 978-2738469946
* Christopher Alexander: A New Theory of Urban Design ISBN 0-19-503753-7
* Jürgen Schilling: Aktionskunst – Identität von Kunst und Leben? ISBN 3-7658-0266-2
* Gadso Lammers: Verhalten in der Stadt, Seminarberichte 1976 Institut für Städtebau und Landesplanung Karlsruhe
* Holger Kube Ventura: Politische Kunst Begriffe ISBN 978-3852661735

== Materialien ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Whyte William H. Whyte]
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~truax/wsp.html The World Soundscape Project]
* [http://raumlabor.net/ Raumlabor]
* [http://thedigitalage.pbworks.com/w/page/22039083/Myron%20Krueger Myron Kruger]
* [http://dreher.netzliteratur.net/4_Medienkunst_Kybernetik.html Thomas Dreher: Kybernetik und die Pioniere der Computerkunst]

== Künstler ==
'''Körper:'''
* [http://www.valieexport.org/ Valie Export]
* [http://www.rebecca-horn.de/ Rebekka Horn]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Graham Dan Graham]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pichler_(K%C3%BCnstler) Walter Pichler]
* [http://www.annegret-soltau.de/ Annegret Soltau]
* [http://www.sophie-ristelhueber.fr/ Sophie Ristelhueber]
* [http://www.lygiaclark.org.br/defaultpt.asp Lygia Clark]
* [https://vimeo.com/35740774 Laura Beloff]
'''Raum:'''

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_Brown Trisha Brown]
* [https://www.benoitmaubrey.com/ Benoit Maubrey]
* [https://www.alfonsschilling.net/werke/sehmaschinen/ Alfons Schilling]
* [http://melhus.de/ Björn Melhus] [http://melhus.de/das-zauberglas-the-magic-glass/]
* [http://leo.ok.ag/index.php/der-zermesser.html Leo Peschta]

'''Stadt:'''
* [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Ant Farm]
* [http://www.rimini-protokoll.de/ Rimini Protokoll]
* [http://www.ortner-ortner.com/de/haus-rucker-co Haus Rucker]
* [http://www.hasucha.de/ Christian Hasucha]
* [http://www.ubermatic.org/ Michelle Teran]
* [http://ubermorgen.com/ Uebermorgen]
* [http://www.nordenhake.com/php/artist.php?RefID=69 Franka Hörnschemeyer]
* [https://ellieirons.com/ Ellie Irons]
== Student Projects ==
*[[/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Holly Kempton|Holly Kempton]]
*[https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/GMU:K%C3%B6rper_Raum_Stadt:Maud_Canisius Maud Canisius]
*[[/Silvana Callegari|Silvana Callegari]]
*[[/Jonas Obertüfer|Jonas Obertüfer]]
*[[/Anastasiia Nakaliuzhna|Anastasiia Nakaliuzhna]]
*[[/Sinan Chen|Sinan Chen]]
*[[/Arina Mozzherikova|Arina Mozzherikova]]
*[[/Donato Spinelli|Donato Spinelli]]
*[[/Ulas Yener|Ulas Yener]]
*[[/Ozan Akkoyun|Ozan Akkoyun]]
*[[seunghwan Baek]]
*[[xiaomei xie]]
*[[/Sina Stolp|Sina Stolp]]
*[[Sandra Anhalt]]
*[[/Zaryab Chaudhry]]

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-06-26T14:55:45Z

MariaDegand: /* Progress of construction */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==
[[File:all the pots beginning.jpg|100px|all the half pots filled with grain and different plastic/ ingediens]]
[[File:Styro pot.jpg|100px|Pot with Polystyren and soil]]
[[File:SAP in pot.jpg|100px|SAP is SuperAbsorberPolymer and made with Polyacrylat. It is suggested for storing water in a better way in soil ]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

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2018-06-26T14:38:07Z

MariaDegand: /* Progress of construction */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==
[[File:all the pots beginning.png|300px|all the half pots filled with grain and different plastic/ ingediens]]
[[File:Styro pot.png|300px|Pot with Polystyren and soil]]
[[File:SAP in pot.png|300px|SAP is SuperAbsorberPolymer and made with Polyacrylat. It is suggested for storing water in a better way in soil ]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

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2018-06-26T14:34:42Z

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2018-06-26T14:18:16Z

MariaDegand: /* Progress of construction */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==
[[File:all the pots beginning.png|thumb|all the half pots filled with grain and different plastic/ ingediens]]
[[File:Styro pot.png|thumb|Pot with Polystyren and soil]]
[[File:SAP in pot.png|thumb|SAP is SuperAbsorberPolymer and made with Polyacrylat. It is suggested for storing water in a better way in soil ]]

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-06-26T14:16:27Z

MariaDegand: /* Progress of construction */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==
[[File:all the pots beginning.png|thumb|all the half pots filled with grain and different plastic/ ingediens]]
[[File:Styro pot.png|thumb|Pot with Polystyren and soil]]
[[File:SAP in pot.png|thumb|SAP is SuperAbsorberPolymer and made with Polyacrylat. It is suggested for storing water in a better way in soil ]]
</gallery>

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-06-26T13:59:15Z

MariaDegand: /* Progress of construction */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==

<gallery>
File:Styro pot.png
File:all the pots beginning.png
File:SAP in pot.png
</gallery>

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

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2018-06-26T13:56:34Z

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2018-06-26T13:56:09Z

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2018-06-26T13:55:42Z

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GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-06-26T13:50:59Z

MariaDegand: /* Installation for summaery */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

= Installation for summaery =
top - bottom principle

This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]

== Progress of construction ==

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Maria Degand

2018-06-26T13:48:48Z

MariaDegand:

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|400px]]

=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== Installation for summaery ===
top - bottom principle
This plan might be simplified a lot.

Plant graph - a device to observe microplastics and growth pattern

[[:File:English plan plant pot.pdf]]
== Progress of construction ==

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand

2018-06-18T09:01:51Z

MariaDegand: /* Conclusion on Body care products */

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|700px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017 imagine.png|700px]]
== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].

GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB/Maria Degand

2018-06-18T09:00:33Z

MariaDegand:

[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 1.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 2.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Projekt 1 Bild 3.jpg|900px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017.png|700px]]
[[File:Geyer 2017 imagine.png|700px]]
=== Conclusion on Body care products ===
Idea was to find microplastics in body care products to do other experiments with them. The problem in general is, to find a microplastic, figure out which one it is and then use it accordingly to the mussel study or agrar/ soil study. (e.g. can I grow an onion with a layer of plastic skin? Is the plastic stored in the vegetable? Is the microplastic small enough to pass the epidermis of the root? Is microplastic misused in any plant?)
BUT a far greater amount of microplastic origins from washing clothes. (Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017)) While only about 6% of microplastic origins from Body care products, about 35% of microplastics in the ocean origin from synthetic materials. It is especially unfortunate that these '''recycled''' materials cause microplastics in environments because they are sometimes considered "green". Sewers are neither prepared for microplastics from body care products nor from synthetic clothes. People might understand the danger of something you put on your face to be absorbed by your skin ( e.g. a cream) but less the danger of something that goes into the sewers or in the trash. (Youtube reference)

== Virtual Reality Experiment – or “just” a visualization - some thoughts==

“How do you feel with this data”

Find the unseen, something about trash and what happens when we try to wash bodies & clothes

break the hyperobject ( quote Timothy Mortons definition of Hyperobject.) Explain without a simplification or a metaphor.

Can we create with VR a tool for simulation/ experience/ visualization/ illustration for environmental issues?

The new finding, the new study, new paper – try to keep up, live correctly.
Nowadays we are enclosed, wrapped and driven by data.

Unity and Blender have "Particle systems" - we also have particles - take these plastic particles, which are unnatural but not unreal, and make them virtual.

=== References (not sources, but opinions I encounter) ===

Youtube comments on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhjVHOiSkQ Wie kommt unser Plastikmüll ins Meer]

=== Related Artists (and why in italics) ===
Antfarm [http://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm Link to the Group]
''They base their work on mass media and consumerism and created something awesome to experience. People where invited to a new environment to rethink issues. They created room for discussion. All this by creating artworks which understood organisms differently than other people do.''

Kat f Austen [https://katausten.wordpress.com/the-coral-empathy-device/ Coral empathy device]
''As in Antfarm - understand the organism. Create an environment, a place to discuss the issue, and create a mood by putting people in the environment.''

Pinar Yoldas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinar_Yoldas Wiki Pinar Yoldas] [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/pinar-yoldas-ecosystem-of-excess-2014 Talk at ZKM GLOBALE ] "I love the scientific approach. Sophisticated artwork based on research with easy to comprehend the message. Without moralization."

J. Steensen (VR Artist) [http://www.jakobsteensen.com/ Website] "Environment based on scientific data. I do not like the experience as a whole, I think there could be more."

The team around Flavia Caviezel [https://times-of-waste.ch/en/home-en/ Times of Waste] "Interesting because of the investigating research, workshops and so on."

=== Sources ===
https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist

BUND 2018 [https://www.bund.net/service/publikationen/ BUND publications] (Both "Einkaufsratgeber Mikroplastik" and "Mikroplastik in Textilien" March 2018 ("shopping advice microplastics" and "Microplastics in textiles/fashion" )

Boucher, J. and Friot D. (2017). Primary Microplastics in the Oceans:
A Global Evaluation of Sources. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 43pp.

de Souza Machado AA, Kloas W, Zarfl C, Hempel S, Rillig MC. Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Glob Change Biol. 2018;24:1405–1416. [https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14020 Doi Link]

"Mikroplastik in Binnengewässern Süd- und Westdeutschlands" (2018)

Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. [S.I.]: Scribner.

MORTON, T. (2018). DARK ECOLOGY. [S.l.]: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(also look at [https://brooklynrail.org/2013/11/art_books/timothy-morton-with-greg-lindquist] )

R. Geyer, J. R. Jambeck, K. L. Law, Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci. Adv. 3, e1700782 (2017).

Plastik überall Geschichten vom Müll. (2017). [film] Directed by A. Knechtel and N. Teuscher. Deutschland: ZDF.

TEDx Talks (2016). Two adults, two kids, zero waste | Bea Johnson | TEDxFoggyBot- tom. [video] Available at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C- SUmo-40pqA] [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018].