Lolo Ostia · Sustainable Art + Biomaterials

Lolo Ostia

Talk To Me

How does one communicate with Microbes?  The culture of bacteria and yeast is never thought as an ecosystem of multiple living beings. After having to spend time growing SCOBY and co-living with this colony, my life was utterly changed. Every week I find myself looking forward to its development and I welcome its gelatinous greetings as a sign of a healthy relationship. This project was created using physical computing to develop a sensorial conversation with a culinary symbiotic fermentation culture (starter) consisting of lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, and yeast.

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