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The outcome of my project is an Euglena painted picture which makes my thoughts visible, an installation which makes it possible to move Euglena to places and in shapes I want. To | The outcome of my project is an Euglena painted picture which makes my thoughts visible, an installation which makes it possible to move Euglena to places and in shapes I want. To enable this I utilized Euglena’s ability of phototaxis to control its movement. The result is the copy of a negative drawing - filled with thousands of those green microorganisms - which starts to fade after a couple of minutes. | ||
Before I started to develop the installation I researched ideas, methods and other projects. The following experiments and the documentation shall give an overview of my work. | Before I started to develop the installation I researched ideas, methods and other projects. The following experiments and the documentation shall give an overview of my work. | ||
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[[File:tube 1 day 15.mov]] | [[File:tube 1 day 15.mov]] | ||
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*Erlenmeyer flask - moderate amount of Euglena; a few Paramecia | *Erlenmeyer flask - moderate amount of Euglena; a few Paramecia | ||
*Beaker glass - small amount of Euglena; a few Paramecia | *Beaker glass - small amount of Euglena; a few Paramecia | ||
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*Erlenmeyer flask - cheese on the bottom starts becoming green; moderate amount of Euglena | *Erlenmeyer flask - cheese on the bottom starts becoming green; moderate amount of Euglena | ||
*Beaker glass - cheese on the bottom starts becoming green; small amount of Euglena | *Beaker glass - cheese on the bottom starts becoming green; small amount of Euglena | ||
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*Erlenmeyer flask - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Erlenmeyer flask - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
*Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
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*Erlenmeyer flask - high amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Erlenmeyer flask - high amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
*Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
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*Erlenmeyer flask - high amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Erlenmeyer flask - high amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
*Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | *Beaker glass - moderate amount of Euglena; fast movement | ||
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== Developing an Euglena Experiment Kit == | == Developing an Euglena Experiment Kit == | ||
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Experimenting with Euglena in different ways made me even more interested in this organism. Especially the experiments with the shapes were very exciting and fascinating. So I decided to develop a toolkit (or the prototype of a toolkit) which makes it easy to arrange similar projects. I still have more ideas what I could do with the tools I have and I am curious what kind of ideas other people have regarding this topic. | Experimenting with Euglena in different ways made me even more interested in this organism. Especially the experiments with the shapes were very exciting and fascinating. So I decided to develop a toolkit (or the prototype of a toolkit) which makes it easy to arrange similar projects. I still have more ideas what I could do with the tools I have and I am curious what kind of ideas other people have regarding this topic. | ||
''Remark:'' I developed this experiment kit based on the knowledge of Euglena I have by now. The main focus on this project is giving interested people the chance to experiment with Euglena artistically on a low budget. | ''Remark:'' I developed this experiment kit based on the knowledge of Euglena I have by now. The main focus on this project is giving interested people the chance to experiment with Euglena artistically on a low budget. | ||
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===Cultivating Euglena=== | ===Cultivating Euglena=== | ||
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'''My recommendation for growing Euglena:''' | '''My recommendation for growing Euglena:''' | ||
Miga’s recipe | Miga’s recipe in combination with a small piece of hard cheese, a warm and light place but no direct sunlight, at least three weeks time and some patience :) | ||
''Note:'' I don’t think the extra solution 3 of the medium is needed anymore because the cheese contains Vitamin B12. To substitute Vitamin B1 some wheat grain should be added as well. I often read that this I used for breeding Euglena too, for example [https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/images/Culturing-Euglena2.pdf here]. | ''Note:'' I don’t think the extra solution 3 of the medium is needed anymore because the cheese contains Vitamin B12. To substitute Vitamin B1 some wheat grain should be added as well. I often read that this I used for breeding Euglena too, for example [https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/images/Culturing-Euglena2.pdf here]. | ||
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Sharing a room with Euglena for a whole semester gave me a lot of inspiration - how this organism works, how simple and difficult is is at once and what methods I can use to build a bridge between our livings. | Sharing a room with Euglena for a whole semester gave me a lot of inspiration - how this organism works, how simple and difficult is is at once and what methods I can use to build a bridge between our livings. | ||
The fact that Euglena is able to do photosynthesis opens so many doors which can be used to find artistic ways to work with microorganisms. | The fact that Euglena is able to do photosynthesis opens so many doors which can be used to find artistic ways to work with microorganisms. | ||
As someone who never did something like this before I am very excited about the process and the outcome. Even though I struggled at the beginning with breeding Euglena I found my workflow and finally managed to develop an idea and to be happy with the result. | As someone who never did something like this before I am very excited about the process and the outcome. Even though I struggled at the beginning with breeding Euglena I found my workflow and finally managed to develop an idea and to be happy with the result. |
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