"The environment that surrounds us is teeming with an incredible variety of micro-organisms. As our ability to view and investigate this minuscule word develops, we are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of these organism and the contribution they make to the circumstances in which we exist.
their microbial domain presents us with notions of form, organization, material and composition bearing considerable relevance to the environment we inhabit .the manner in which these micro-organisms colonise their environment, how they communicate, organise and negotiate their territory along with the mechanisms and purpose they employ, provide metaphorical parallels with human colonisation. Valuable lessons regarding symbiotic relations and sustainable systems can be draw, whilst touching morally sensitive issues of growth manipulation and behavior control."
The research, experiments and installations illustrated on this document are described in greater detail within the publication AD Neoplasmatic Design, ed. Marcos Cruz and Steve Pike, Architectural Design Volume 78, number 6, pub. John Wiley & Sons, November/December 2008.
The content of this document is the intellectual property of Steve Pike. Text and images copyright Steve Pike.
ALGAETECTURE
ALGATECTURE presents a series of experiments, studies and constructions exploring microbiologic processes and micro-organic material; specifically investigating their prospective use as components and tools for design.
NONSTERILE
NONSTERILE presents an installation challenging the common perception of air as a sterile and empty space, investigating microbial colonisation and its potential environmental modifications capabilities. A partially living hybrid emerged, with transformer vessels, facilitators, inhibitors and requisite support infrastructure assembled alongside progressive micro-organic populations.
CONTAMINANT
The CONTAMINANT project collectively describes a series of investigative studies culminating in a responsive architectural installation. The objective of the study ,to explore the monitoring capabilities of an intervention deliberately designed to apprehend and develop locally present microbes and to reveal the emergent morphological aesthetic. An architecture of contamination results, the fabric and spatial possibilities of the installation reconfigured with every ,microbial progression
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