Old Operating Theatre Museum, London Bridge. New installation. 4-7Dec 2009
November 10, 2009
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas St
London SE1 9R1
Bioluminescent bacteria are widely used in scientific research, usually as internal markers. By inverting this practice and employing bacteria as an external light source, objects and bodies, surfaces and skin are exposed to the soft ethereal glow of the bacteria, establishing new points of contact and visual punctures. What is usually seen under the lens of the microscope is here the source of light that reveals the features of human bodies and enters the world of domesticity.
