Joana Ricou collecting a sample from the heel of the hand.
Plates with samples from different parts of the head (scalp, eyebrow, cheeks, nose, chin) Human microbiome, agar, petri dish. 2013
Duratrans on light box, 24 x 18 in each, 2013
Duratrans on light box, 24 x 18 in each, 2013
Inkjet, 35 x 50 in, 2013
Inkjet, 35 x 50 in, 2013
Inkjet, 35 x 50 in, 2013
C-print
16 in diameter
2013
5 x 8 in
c-prints
2013
5 x 8 in
c-prints
2013
microbiome, agar, petri dish, 2013
Air Environment, microbiome, agar, petri dish, 2013
microbiome, agar, petri dish, 2013
I am interested in the fact that we are made of many things, many parts and many types of parts. These parts live side-by-side, working together, sometimes competing, sometimes ignoring each other. At the SVA residency, I focused on the non-human part of ourselves: the human microbiome. My background is painting, and in this project, I focused on using the microbiome itself as paint as way of creating different self-portraits.
