12,000-year-old permafrost microorganisms, threatened by rising temperatures, thrive. Life emerges from nothingness, forms and colours constantly changing. Their evolution is rapid and unpredictable. The documentation is methodical, with thousands of photos taken since the beginning of this inter-species experiment, capturing snapshots of living matter. Abject and attractive, these abstractions become uncontrollable visual objects.
In collaboration with Dr. Beat Frey and Dr. Joel Rüthi, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Permafrost microorganisms
Microbiological culture medium