Today, 16 June, the opening of the exhibition DA4G and my work ’2.6g 329m/s’ at Naturalis!
I’m writing this at the end of an exciting and long day, right now I feel like falling asleep but I need to get this of my chest so I can really take [...]
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My first time on Radio and TV. I’m not someone who likes to be at the centre of attention. My work ’2.6g 329m/s’ should be, but me myself I’d like to hide in the shadow, observing.
But the invitation to join Labyrint Radio, the one-hour science broadcast on [...]
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After the initial tests at the shooting range of the Netherlands Forensic Institute were successful, it was about time for the real deal. The 2nd batch of bulletproof skin for ’2.6g 329m/s’ was ready and so were we. All the partners in the project where there [...]
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Today was the day where I’ve been living up to for these past few months. My first batch of ‘bulletproof’ skin is ready to be destroyed, to be murdered in cold blood. Sentenced to death, executed by firing squad.
It’s time to introduce my living warm [...]
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Growing human skincells on the spidersilk matrix for the DA4GA project 2.6g 329m/s:
I am pretty sure the bulletproof spidersilk matrix is in good hands with Dr. Abdoel El Ghalbzouri from the dermatology department of the LUMC. The textile has been sterilized [...]
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Today it is finally done! We’ve finished weaving the spider-silk-matrix for my project 2.6g 329m/s one day before the final deadline! The skin-cells need a certain amount of time in order for them to form the skin I need and add to that the additional time for the sterilisation process [...]
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Initially I had some wild plans on how to display the living bulletproof-skin for 2.6g 329m/s in Naturalis. Inspired by Oron Catts of SymbioticA and his beautiful transparent installation for the Tissue culture and art project: Victimless leather, I [...]
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This week I had an interview with Bart Smout for Brabant Cultureel about me and my project for DA4GA. At this stage I didn’t have much to show yet but luckily the transgenic spider-silk arrived earlier this week from Korea. We talked about the [...]
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