"This looks great! Great timing as I’m about to start on small oil painting studies and can use this one! I will retouch/ edit the photos slightly for the actual paintings so I’m not too concerned about the timing, I plan to include…"
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Artist collaboration: beautiful slime colonies in Petri dishes
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Hey Slime friendsI’m an Australian artist/science communicator currently working on an exhibition on soil, fungus, slime and insects. I’ve been building up to a work that explores de-centralised…Continue
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"Here is one of the samples.
I have 12 photos of different colonies, I think I was a bit late so maybe 1 day of growth is better than 2 days. Let me know how I can send the other photos and what you think.
Vicente"
"That would be incredible thank you! Feel free to send through any photos of previous colonies, - especially those with a more organic layout - but I’m excited to see the geometric patters too!"
"I've currently started 12 circular colonies with oats spread out in varying random and geometric presets (triangle, square, pentagon, etc...).
Later this week, I'll photograph them once they look good and developed!
Vicente"
"Hi Vicente, thank you for your interest and quick reply!I would love a sample of 10-20 happy slime mould colonies, ideally growing in round containers or Petri dishes with a few dense clusters or nodes linked together with some main arteries and…"
"Hi Dan,
I'm willing to help with the source material!
Let me know the specifications you might have in mind."
Artist collaboration: beautiful slime colonies in Petri dishes
Hey Slime friendsI’m an Australian artist/science communicator currently working on an exhibition on soil, fungus, slime and insects. I’ve been building up to a work that explores de-centralised intelligence in ant super colonies, and what better way to design it then collaborating with SLIME MOULDS!Unfortunately, my deadline is looming and my slime cultivation skills need a lot of work. I am searching for slime-enthusiasts who would be willing to let me use their photos of colonies (preferably…See More
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