SKYLAR BERLINER

ABOUT

MECHANICAL LILY

KINETIC

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS

SCULPTURE

TWO DIMENTIONAL

MICROBIAL FUEL CELL
2024
7in x 4in x 15in

Mud, grass, PLA, stainless steel wire, paristaltic pump, water, tubing.

A Microbial Fuel Cell uses microorganisms in (in this case) mud, collecting electrons, oxygen, and protons to create voltage. The voltage from this MFC is read and if voltage is being created, the peristaltic pump with water the plant being grown out of it. Representing the cyclical relationship between nature and technology, the MFC takes the form of a nuclear fuel reactor commenting on power plants' effects on the environment.

microbial fuel cell
microbial fuel cell close up
microbial fuel cell close up plant
microbial fuel cell above

Microbial Fuel Cell Continued
2024
1ft x 1ft x 1.5ft

Acrylic, dirt, grass, carbon powder, steel hinges, steel wire, alligator clips, multimeter.

microbial fuel cell
microbial fuel cell
microbial fuel cell
microbial fuel cell
microbial fuel cell