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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from the CO2 incubator for the project ’2.6g 329m/s’ in Naturalis
A way to see and keep track of the progress of growing the ‘bulletproof-skin’ in-vitro at Naturalis Leiden for the DA4GA exhibition.
I need to fine-tune the image, raise the camera, add the CO2 and temperature value [...]
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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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We have won with my project proposal 2.6g 329m/s!! I hate these kind of events because I can’t stand the pressure. The uncertainty, expressing myself in words rather than with my work isn’t my strongest point. Standing on the stage in front of people, I realise by how [...]
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the name of this project, the performance standard for bulletproof vests.
2.6g 329m/s are the maximum weight and velocity of a .22 calibre Long Rifle bullet from which a Type 1 bulletproof vest should protect you.
Spider silk thread is relatively much stronger than steel and [...]
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