Fungus: Crowdsourced Sticker Installation by Studio Moniker

https://studiomoniker.com/projects/fungus A Fungus is a generative participatory installation which is executed by a large group of people. Each participant receives a sticker sheet containing 4 stickers and a simple set of instructions that specify how the stickers should be attached to the surface. Taking part gives you an instant visual feedback ➝ with your simple intervention,…

Tailoring Second and Third Skins by Lois Weinthal

This essay by Lois Weinthal discusses the concept of skin and coverings in the context of nature and architecture. One discussion in particular caught my attention as I thought it unique in expression and poetic in delivery: If we think of a body as an entity wrapped in a skin, the surface of the skin…

Organic Codes: Natural Execution and Man-made Parameters

A. Silk Pavilion by Mediated Matter Group, MIT Research Labs Perspective view of the Silk Pavilion and its complementary basic research exhibit. (Photo: Steven Keating.) The Silk Pavilion is a project by MIT Research Labs examining the behaviour of silkworms – through tracking their notion, the team was able to design a dome that would…