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Decay is the name given to the research conducted by artist and researcher Pepa Ivanova, in collaboration with the Laboratorium KASK (Ghent), on the behavioral characteristics of dyes.
The artist uses a gelling agent, Gelrite, derived from microbial fermentation. Gelrite has clearer optical properties than its better known counterpart, Agar. In Decay, Pepa Ivanova injects dyes into the gel solution, which is encapsulated in glass. The transparency of the glass allows both light and heat to interact with the dyes, while the gel, with its porous structure, allows the dyes to mix over time. All of these interactions and components create a living sculpture in continuous transformation.
This project was co-produced by KIKK thanks to the support of the Cellule Arts Numériques of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

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Pepa Ivanova – Decay

Michael Frei :
Michael Frei (CH) is a filmmaker and artist. His Films Not About Us and Plug &amp; Play received numerous awards all over the world.
Mario von Rickenbach :
Mario von Rickenbach (CH) is a game designer and artist. He likes to create playful experiences that tickle the audiences&#8217; senses. Fruitful collaborations with other designers and artists lead to various award-winning interactive projects.

Michael Frei & Mario von Rickenbach

KIDS is a game of crowds. How do we define ourselves when we are all equal? Who is steering the crowd? What if it is heading in the wrong direction? Where does the individual end and the group begin? What is done by choice, and what under duress? The project consists of an interactive animation, a short film and an art installation.
KIDS is the second collaboration of director and animator Michael Frei and game designer Mario von Rickenbach after their award-winning animated short film and short game Plug &amp; Play.

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Michael Frei & Mario von Rickenbach – KIDS

One Tree ID condenses the identity of a specific tree into a complex perfume that can be experienced by human visitors in order to apprehend the tree’s communication system at a biochemical level. By applying it, a person can invisibly wear not just characteristics of the tree he/she is standing next to, but also use parts of its communication system and potentially have a conversation that – although invisible and inaudible by nature – might still take place on the biochemical level plants use for information exchange.
The artist aims at creating empathy and suggests an exploration of how to question the way we use our senses to generate new connections and interactions between species. Like humans, trees and plants also have their individual odour. One Tree ID’s perfumes offer alternative ways of information exchange with the plant kingdom upon which humankind depends.

Michael Frei & Mario von Rickenbach – KIDS

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Pepa Ivanova – Decay