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Electric Life
It was designed by Teresa van Dongen. It is dated 2018. Its medium is lamp. It is a part of the department.
This lamp is powered by electrochemically active bacteria that require regular feeding of acetate and water to survive. Inside a microbial fuel cell, bacteria emit electrical currents and exchange electrons with an electrode. The electrode powers 3 light-emitting diodes that produce a sustained, dim glow. The living lamp and its owner have a symbiotic relationship in which the lamp provides illumination, but only if the bacteria are nurtured.
It is credited Courtesy of Teresa van Dongen.
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- 2006-21-1-a,b
- Table Lamp Table Lamp
- mold-blown soda glass, brass, copper, wood (base), metal, wire.
- Gift of Paul F. Walter.
- 2009-10-1-a,b
- Project Coelicolor: Terroir 001, Assemblage 002
- textile (terroir 001) and dust coat (assemblage 002) of silk and streptomyces....
- Courtesy of Natsai Audrey Chieza.
- NATURE.061
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
