MICROBIAL PUPPET MASTERS

This project was a continuation of work with The University of Salford, aiming to make science more accessible and fun through immersive creative installations and artworks. This piece was shown as part of the prestigious Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society in London, 2022.

This piece was made to explore in 3D and Virtual Reality some of the important research done between Salford University and Liverpool University on Bacteriophages (phages) - viruses that infect bacteria. They are the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth, and their actions underlie the fundamental biology of our planet.

The VR experience, made in partnership with Reflex Arc, puts the audience inside the lungs of a Cystic Fibrosis patient and explores bacterial events at the microscopic level in an immersive experience.

As well as the 3D animations and VR, an original soundscape was composed.