Ars Electronica Festival · 2015
Plantas Autofotosintéticas
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 2015
Gilberto Esparza's “Plantas Autofotosintéticas” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2015, category Hybrid Art. Gilberto Esparza has 1 more work in this atlas.
This symbiotic system re-imagines the management of sewage in order to salvage its potential as a source of energy. It is made up of a set of modular microbial fuel cells for the development of colonies of bacteria whose metabolism produces electricity and improves water quality.
About Gilberto Esparza
Gilberto Esparza (MX), born in 1975, is a Mexican artist whose work involves electronic and robotic means to investigate the impacts of technology in everyday life, social relationships, environment and urban structure.
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