Welcome to Microbart !
When living in colonies, microbes often display beautiful colors and patterns visible to the naked eye. I take advantage of their astonishing metabolic diversity to create living works in the form of ready to hang art. My approach is based on the principles of the Wynogradsky column, which date back to the 1880s.
The current collection can be viewed below.
Prices are available on request.
A studio visit can be arranged.
If you are interested in one of the works that are not marked SOLD in the current collection, please contact me by email.
To learn more, please read my answers to the four most FAQs.
Antoine Roth
Geneva metropolitan area, Switzerland
helloSUITEDECARACTERES@microbart.ch
The current collection
Works are listed from most recent to oldest.
Captions contain information on location and date (yymmdd) of sampling, type of sediment, and size.
Shooting dates (yymmdd) are indicated in the upper left-hand corner of the photographs.
Calcareous pond sediment
70 x 44 cm
Lake sediment | inoculated diatomaceous earth
70 x 44 cm
Lake sediment | inoculated diatomaceous earth
70 x 44 cm
Calcareous pond sediment
70 x 44 cm
Calcareous pond sediment
70 x 44 cm
Calcareous pond sediment
70 x 44 cm
The four most FAQs
How do you create your works ? I fill polycarbonate honeycomb panels with water and sediment taken from nature, and then leave the microbes to grow.
What do your works need to live ? They need light and, sometimes, extra water and nutrients. So they thrive in a bright room if you give them a little water and fertilizer every month or two.
Do your works evolve over time ? Yes, and that is what makes them so special. They take on surprising forms that you cannot imagine in advance.
How long do your works live ? They can live from a few months to several years.
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