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Bioelectronics


team: Matylda Wolwowicz, Jagoda Harton

Swampy soil is an extremely bustling environment, full of geobacter, microorganisms and decay processes. We’ve tried to capture its electric potential, using wetland soil as an electrolyte. The bioplastic became the anode, while the photosynthesizing moss and geobacter worked as the anode. Maybe one day whole wetlands can be turned into environmentally neutral power stations In cities, on the other hand, moss batteries could work as Electricity- generating house elevations. This solution could also purify the air and work as water retention systems.


As a conclusion to our year-long work on mud and moss batteries, we decided to do a photo shoot. To use crystals and decorative glass, we were inspired by the apartments we rent - full of old, dusty trinkets forever waiting in cupboards for a special occasion to grace our tables. Together with our faucets, the crystals create a contrasting combination of generational treasures with living matter, earth and dirt, while giving new functions to the dishes and bringing natural faucets into our homes.


Mentions:

Design Center in Gdynia, 2022
ECO Solidarity exhibition, New York, 2022
SWPS website





mosses in crystals
tests
We are still working on developing the potential of energy capturing from wetlands. The tests are very promising. Small sample can generate even over 1V and 0.25A.


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The project was shown at an exhibition at the Design Center in Gdynia in 2022
In the same year it also appeared at ECO Solidarity exhibition in New York
both exhibitions were accompanied by a film I created about the project -> watch here!