plotting life
Allison Kudla’s capacity for (urban eden, human error)
This system uses a computer controlled four-axis positioning table to “print” intricate bio-architectural constructions out of live plant cells. Suspended in a clear gel growth medium, these cells continue to divide and flourish, gradually filling in the construction. The algorithmically-generated patterns drawn by the system are based on the Eden growth model and leverage mathematical representations of both urban growth and cellular growth, thereby connecting the concept of city with the concept of the organism. This project makes concrete the idea of dynamic and fluid computer space altering the expression and formation of a living and growing biological material, via its collaboration with an engineering mechanism.
The project will be presented in New Orleans from December 7 – 14, 2007 for DesCours, a public art event sponsored by the AIA and curated by Melissa Urcan.
http://www.washington.edu/dxarts/profile_research.php?who=kudla&project=Eden