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"capacity for (urban eden, human error)" by Allison Kudla
gel growth medium, plant cells, mechanical plotter, computer programming


This system uses a computer controlled four-axis positioning table to “print” intricate bio-architectural constructions out of live plant cells, through mathematically processed algorithms. The algorithmically-generated patterns drawn by the system are based on the Eden growth model and leverage mathematical representations of both urban growth and cellular growth, thereby connecting the concept of city with the concept of the organism. Creates living and growing biological material via a mechanical construction. The final plotted design appears as a mapped out city, or an image of urban growth.

From the lines grow plants, creating a methodically planted garden.