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Slime Mould in Arts and Architecture (Hardcover)
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Slime Mould in Arts and Architecture (Hardcover)
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The slime mould Physarum polycephalum was a source of explosive
growth of bioengineered hybrid sensing and computing devices in the
past decade. Being in its vegetative state, the plasmodium, the
slime mould configures its protoplasmic network to optimize its
geometry with relation to patterns of attractants and repellents.
The slime mould's adaptability, polymorphism and aestheticism
inspired artists and architects. The slime mould has been seen as a
self-conscious liquid form continuously changing its shape in
response to external stimulation and due to interactions of
thousands of micro-oscillators in its body. Elusiveness is a magic
feature of the slime mould. One moment the slime mould gives you a
solution to a mathematical problem by a shape of its body, next
moment it changes its shape and the solution ,disappears. Slime
Mould in Arts and Architecture presents a set of unique chapters
written by leading artists, architects and scientists, which
resulted from creative translations of the slime mould behaviour
into forms and sounds, unconventional investigations and sensorial
experiences and the slime mould ability to remove boundaries
between living and artificial, solid and fluid, science and arts.
The book gives readers unique tools for designing architectural
forms and creative works using the slime mould, understanding how
pro-cognitive living substrates can be used in everyday life, it
sparks new ideas and initiates further progress in many fields or
arts, architecture, science and engineering. Key features: -
Vibrant concepts of biology, arts, non-linear sciences and
architecture are inter-reacting in the book towards the formation
of an unorthodox vision of future and an emergent concepts of the
physical state, where science and are becoming a singly unity; -
Striking polymorphism of contributions, which reflects the vibrant
development of the field of bio-inspired and bio-integrated arts
and architecture. This makes the publication stand out from the
standard art, science or architecture book; - The book provides an
in-depth insight and first hand working experiences into current
production of art works at the edge of art, science and technology.
It provides a unique compendium of works made by a new type of
artists and architects who is not only concerned with the visual
level of their work but also with scientific conceptualization and
theoretical reflection on contextualization of their studies and
work in interdisciplinary fields; - Contributions from main stream
scientists demonstrate unusual artistic and architectural
developments; - All contributors of in the book are from leading
artists, architects or scientists, with an impressive track record
of exhibitions, installations, and scientific and engineering
discoveries. They provide in-depth insights and first-hand working
experiences into current developments of art and architectural
works at the edge of art, science and technology.
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