PLEASE NOTE: We are offering two sessions. Each workshop is two days; an experiment session and a results session. The sections are paired as follows:
March 8th and March 15th
March 9th and March 16th
Using naturally and artificially-pigmented bacteria and user-generated designs, you will create living images and patterns. These patterns will be pressed and fixed onto fabric. Printing: We will press and print our images onto fabric or paper and fix the image in place. Techniques in this workshop include Aseptic technique and antibiotic and artificial selection for microbes.
Sponsored by The Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, The Provost Office, and The New School’s Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EVENT:
Video: 2015. New School Bacteria Painting Workshop. Link (3 min)
Artist Statement: Chieza, N. 2013. Faber Futures. The Rhizosphere Pigment Lab. Dublin Science Gallery. Link
Video: TED Talk with Natsai Audrey Chieza. Link (3 min)
News DIY: Rutkin, A. Jan 6, 2016. Pigment-making microbes could replace dirty synthetic dyes. New Scientist. Link ( for full text go the New School Library Databases).