A team from the IKBFU Higher School of Living Systems contributed to the art exhibition "Living Topologies / Inhuman Agents" at the Baltic branch of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.
One of the exhibition pieces demonstrates the layout of a St. Petersburg district out of Escherichia coli bacteria. Polina Kornilova, a third-year student of the Bioengineering and Bioinformatics educational programme, cultivated the microorganisms under the scientific supervision of Valery Lisun, laboratory assistant.
| Valery Lisun, laboratory assistant |
| It's common practice to involve microbiologists in the art process. In this way, observers are introduced to a rich world that can only be seen under a microscope. This popularises science and microbiology specifically. We thank Polina Kornilova for her diligence and hard work. |
The author of the sculpture is Sofia Romanova.
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Visitors are able to observe how microorganisms transform the plan of a district. By the end of the exhibition, the bacteria will completely change the clear grid of St. Petersburg streets, replacing it with the contours of a living landscape, albeit a miniature one. |
| Organiser statement |
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Личный кабинет для cтудента
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