MIA Exhibit Combines Algae, Sci-Fi
Here is a new and interesting exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Developed by Alison Hiltner, “It Is Yesterday” demonstrates the concept of carbon capture using algae.
The main room is filled with clear plastic sacks hanging from wires. Each contains gallons of cyanobacteria. On one side is a microphone like apparatus, into which a person has to blow air.
If a person exhales through the apparatus, CO2 enters in and the algae respond with a pattern of gurgles. Different levels of carbon dioxide generate different responses.
The concept helps engage viewers on issues of climate change.
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