Valeria Solari

Algae Bloom

Algae Bloom 2024 · Installation · 160 × 100 × 100 cm Algae Bloom is an installation emerging from close observation of microalgae species collected from the Panke river in Berlin. Living organisms, water, and biopolymer become both material and metaphor, a suspended net of green threads that grows, intertwines, and adapts within its glass […]

Hemitrichia

Hemitrichia — Ancient Intelligence Networks 2024 · Site-specific installation · 200 × 120 × 100 cm Hemitrichia takes its name from Hemitrichia serpula — the pretzel slime mold — a microorganism inhabiting the swamps of Berlin, now threatened by the loss of alluvial forests. A suspended network of algae biopolymer dyed with turmeric fills a […]