https://samall.org sam.all.com Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:48:31 +0000 https://samall.org en https://samall.org/Main-Text Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:48:31 +0000 sam.all.com https://samall.org/Main-Text &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 🐫&nbsp; 🐫 🐫 🐫 🐫&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 🐫 Winner Project of Repariring the Present residency // S+T+ARTS 2022Awarded for the S+T+Arts Nomination 2023&nbsp; GEO-LLUM Reimagining the role of lighting in public urban spaces with a symbiotic relationship between the artificial and the natural world, focusing on a deeper understanding of the fundamental importance of microorganisms as collaborator in the city. <img width="1170" height="1428" width_o="1170" height_o="1428" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2f8f19cf428f952f395c18385e04920f182eeb74112173e8c4dfadfa98eb9c5/geo-llum-MAXXI-samira-allaouat-2022.png" data-mid="178037463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2f8f19cf428f952f395c18385e04920f182eeb74112173e8c4dfadfa98eb9c5/geo-llum-MAXXI-samira-allaouat-2022.png" /> Geo-Llum functioning prototype in 1:6 scale Sculpture: bronze, bio-resin, copper, woodMFC: ceramic, glass, cables, ABU (Universal Bio Acumulator) battery to store the electricity gathered from the soil The artwork is a prototype on a 1:6 scale. It consists in a light sculpture that can facilitate different tasks based on an electro-active bacteria that produces electricity while decontaminating the soil. Here below the essential points of interest: - lighting- soil decontamination&nbsp; - free energy / electricity- rain water collection Geo-Llum is conceived as an organic and living being, where the role of humans is to take care of it, drawing attention to the different forces that play for its right functioning.<img width="1772" height="1378" width_o="1772" height_o="1378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccbb178d98eff02351839a09b8961f8b281a6595cc73421e95966aed30650ff6/Geo-Llum-Samira-Benini-Allaouat-sketch-2023.jpg" data-mid="189911815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccbb178d98eff02351839a09b8961f8b281a6595cc73421e95966aed30650ff6/Geo-Llum-Samira-Benini-Allaouat-sketch-2023.jpg" /> All the parts of Geo-Llum are interconnected and interdependent, gathering and collaborating to create a cycle of energy.<img width="1360" height="1456" width_o="1360" height_o="1456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13d63efe4c7d18408449e38cf028f3e6453bf1692eed07fe2f864832833e1a0a/geo-llum-schematic-dynamics.png" data-mid="136549998" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13d63efe4c7d18408449e38cf028f3e6453bf1692eed07fe2f864832833e1a0a/geo-llum-schematic-dynamics.png" /> ︎ Free energy while bio-remediating <img width="800" height="635" width_o="800" height_o="635" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8ba62d2e630822827328d692a1685fdcd9bbc6fcbdce0c48d49d28db1188a8e/800wm-geobacter.jpeg" data-mid="136551521" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/f8ba62d2e630822827328d692a1685fdcd9bbc6fcbdce0c48d49d28db1188a8e/800wm-geobacter.jpeg" />Photo&nbsp;Credit Derek Lovley Geobacter metallireducens is a member of the Geobacteraceae, a family of Fe(III)-respiring Delta-proteobacteria that are of interest for their role in cycling of carbon and metals in aquatic sediments and subsurface environments as well as the bioremediation of organic- and metal-contaminated groundwater and the harvesting of electricity from complex organic matter. This microbe is able to grow on metallic minerals or electrodes, generating electrical energy while eliminating certain pollutant from the soil and water, during its metabolisation. &nbsp; <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccd8829668c9ae2cae2277db4a78e11efc87bb3a58e8880b8923c87e8004ffe9/Geobacter-Iron-SEM.jpg" data-mid="156615422" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccd8829668c9ae2cae2277db4a78e11efc87bb3a58e8880b8923c87e8004ffe9/Geobacter-Iron-SEM.jpg" />Photo Credit Derek Lovley This living microorganism is present in all kind of moist soils but will be inoculated during the prototype exhibition in order to enhance the electricity produced in the Micorbial Fuel Cell battery (MFC). <img width="1654" height="1169" width_o="1654" height_o="1169" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea47bb133d58c482a2c4e93dba6da01813123b127835f697de9a2c707b4b9d3e/geo-llum-MFC-infographic-light.jpg" data-mid="189911303" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea47bb133d58c482a2c4e93dba6da01813123b127835f697de9a2c707b4b9d3e/geo-llum-MFC-infographic-light.jpg" />︎&nbsp;Geo-Llum program The multidisciplinary aproach happens to be the best way also in the making of the project it self interlacing art, design and science(s). Disciplines involved: ArtMicrobiologyElectro-chemistry Bio-electronic Engineering Bio DesignEcologyCLICK HERE for more infos about&nbsp;Geobacters <img width="2362" height="2514" width_o="2362" height_o="2514" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee4fc6dceb97646ccfc22c1b7c49d7de86c4841ef5d6ad50bef92733e48bfeaf/geo-b-comic.jpg" data-mid="157020634" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee4fc6dceb97646ccfc22c1b7c49d7de86c4841ef5d6ad50bef92733e48bfeaf/geo-b-comic.jpg" /> ︎ Framework Special thanks to&nbsp;Green City Lab and Akasha Hub for the first incubation development. The project was hosted by CCCB (Centro de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona) in the frame of&nbsp;S+T+ARTS Residencies, Repairing the Present 2022. <img width="1220" height="1563" width_o="1220" height_o="1563" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21939900d07941cf5dd7607c46e11f7d05a089cb0692b69e034394094bada153/geo-llum-version-WHITE.jpg" data-mid="136538821" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21939900d07941cf5dd7607c46e11f7d05a089cb0692b69e034394094bada153/geo-llum-version-WHITE.jpg" /> This project has been possible thanks to the collaboration with:Abraham Esteve Nuñez&nbsp; from Bioe Group , Imdea Agua and the University of Alcalà de Henares -&gt; Bio-electro Engineering Derek Lovley from UMass Amrest -&gt; Scientific Contributor Miguel Alegre&nbsp; -&gt; 3D Modelling Special thanks to: Malarko, Kait Hutchison -&gt;PRESSCCCB activities urban activist Lab CCCB&nbsp; Tv Rai Scuola interview ita Art tribune L’Avanguardia Archisearch -&gt;EVENTSNow exhibited at Disseny Hub Barcelona in the permanent exhibition Matter Matters. ISEA Barcelona 2022 Ars Electronica Prize 2023&nbsp; Resilienze Fest Bologna 2023 Milan at MEET <img width="1024" height="538" width_o="1024" height_o="538" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c6aab77d489699c5c844946e679f8f7c1ae07336db37cfcbf5d6be89402112e/MEET2_Facebook-1024x538.jpg" data-mid="156616077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c6aab77d489699c5c844946e679f8f7c1ae07336db37cfcbf5d6be89402112e/MEET2_Facebook-1024x538.jpg" /> Rome at MAXXI <img width="780" height="900" width_o="780" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0d67bc9a35db8482ece35733e2e18b887f38d704f677f7234cb88718e07e792/MAXXI-STARTS-REPairing-the-present-samira-allaouat.jpg" data-mid="156616444" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/780/i/d0d67bc9a35db8482ece35733e2e18b887f38d704f677f7234cb88718e07e792/MAXXI-STARTS-REPairing-the-present-samira-allaouat.jpg" />