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A Buenos Aires exhibition is cementing the biomaterial movement. See 10 highlights

BOOKMARK ARTICLE

Trazos Biomateriales – an exhibition currently on show at Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires – showcases the design and manufacturing innovation possible with the integration of biological processes. The show inspires new perspectives of regenerative materials and systems with 45 projects, including materials, products, installations and more, by 28 Argentine and Latin American groups. Discover ten of the best below.

Photos: Marina Christe

PÁLTICOS

Agustina Ruiz

Starch and colour are extracted from avocado seeds to create Pálticos, a series of sheet bioplastics that can darken over time.

Photo: Heidi Jalkh

BIOCONDUCTOR FUGAZ

Lara Fernández Vallone

Pursuing new electronic forms, Bioconductor Fugaz combines a bio-platelet crafted from an eggshell bio-composite recipe from Labva Group and circuit bio-conductors conceived by Elisabeth Lorenzi y de Clara Davis.

Photo: Heidi Jalkh

CRECIENDO COLOR

Heidi Jalkh, Leonardo Majul

Creciendo Color is an exploration of the biological pigmentation of the fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus, and how its growth conditions can be modified to result in unique shades.

Photo: Marina Christe

EXPRESIONES CROMÁTICAS ED.2

Sistemas Materiales

The experiments under the umbrella of Expresiones Cromáticas Ed.2 investigate the ways biodiversity can be harnessed to incorporate organism-intrinsic colour in the design and manufacturing of fungal biomaterials.

Photo: Heidi Jalkh

FLOURECER

Florencia Cesari Tommarello, Heidi Jalkh

Flourecer is an on-site installation that embraces the shapes and hues of Ganoderma multipileum fungus when exposed to ultraviolet light and excess CO2.

Photo: Karen Antorveza

FUNGAL OBJECTS

Karen Antorveza

Mycelium was used to develop a range of objects and artefacts that encourage the material’s use over petroleum-based substances. The collection is paired with a publication describing the design process, from cultivation to end-object.

Photo: Marina Christe

FUNGICOLOR

Sistemas Materiales, Heidi Jalkh, Leonardo Majul

Fungicolor takes the various shapes and colours produced by sporomes, the reproductive structures of fungi, as the starting point for the making of dyes. The works illustrate the use of purple pigments from Phlebia uda mycelium.

Photo: Marina Christe

INTERACCIONES FÚNGICAS

Leonardo Majul, Aldana Kremer

With Interacciones Fúngicas, different designs are born from the co-culture of wood-degrading fungi Ganoderma lucidum and Pycnoporus sanguineus.

Photo: Heidi Jalkh

JARDÍN DI GIRGOLAS

Heidi Jalkh, Lara Fernandez Vallone, Florencia Cesari Tommarello

A vessel garden combining oyster mushrooms and ceramics, Jardín de Girgolas by Sistemas Materiales seeks to foster new interactions between humans and fungi. 

Photo: Labva

OVOIDEMACHINA

Heidi Jalkh, Labva, Nicolas Hernández

Eggshell bio-ceramics give way to sculptural objects known as Ovoidemachina. The pieces employ a system of tensions and weights enabling new forms and textures.

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