Axel Cuevas Santamaria: Protoplasmic Routes
Sherman Studio Arts Center, Clean Space (Gallery): 1055 Carmack Road; Columbus OH 43212
On view: August 22nd, 3:45-7 pm
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- Axel Cuevas Santamaria
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- Axel Cuevas Santamaria
I captured the growth of slime mould Physarum polycephalum running over my acrylic labyrinths.
After 10 days of contemplation, I could grasp the beauty of impermanence, creating timelapse videos for art installations.
Physarum polycephalum, a truly emergent consciousness, is my inspiration for this series of bio art explorations.
– VJ axx 2016
After my first bio-artwork entitled first_contact, I decided to create a live AV performance. After this two explorations I continue with Protoplasmic routes.
For this project, I constructed acrylic labyrinths inside petri dishes with the intention to demonstrate the ability of Physarum polycephalum to trace network paths.
“A labyrinth is a circuitous path that people have used as a form of prayer and meditation for thousands of years -a path that is being rediscovered as a spiritual tool in our own day.”
– Schapper & Camp (2000)
In collaboration with Jason Slot at College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University.