Event 3

This past weekend I visited the noise aquarium that Professor Vesna set up on UCLA's campus. Upon walking into the exhibition I was confused as to what our professor had on display for her students but was very much intrigued. I saw a student on a pressure pad and a projector displaying what appeared to be bacteria. She then explained to us that it was a called a noise aquarium that spotlights animated 3D models of plankton by scientific imaging techniques. The topic that we learned in lecture that applies to this exhibition is Biotech + Art.

With the use of this biotech an animated art form was displayed turning the pressure of a human to an intricate projection that emulated art.  However, the projection wasn't the most interesting part in my opinion. Professor Vesna also set up a loud sound system that was intended to show the effect on noise pollution on plankton. A person stands on the pressure plate and feels how plankton are affected by nano pollution. Below is a picture of me with a plankton displayed on the projector.

This presentation raises awareness of the pollution that is currently going on in today's society. Biotech and art worked hand in hand to create this art form that provides a demonstration to observers. Different types of scientists such as biologists, chemists, nano-toxicologists worked with an animator that turned the scientists ideas into a physical representation.