Project Title: Symbiotic Signals

Description:
Symbiotic Signals is a speculative bioart project exploring communication between humans, plants, and microbes through living interfaces. The work uses bioluminescent bacteria and electrophysiological sensors attached to plants to translate biological activity into light and sound patterns in real time.

In this system, plants respond to environmental stimuli—changes in humidity, touch, or sound—while microbial cultures emit subtle pulses of light. These signals are captured, amplified, and translated into a generative audiovisual composition, suggesting an emergent “language” shared across species boundaries.

The installation consists of a transparent growth chamber housing the living cultures, a network of custom-built sensors, and a projection mapping surface where the translated signals form shifting constellations of light and tone. The project reflects on the hidden intelligence of living systems and the potential of art to mediate empathy between species in a time of ecological crisis.

Keywords:
bioart, interspecies communication, symbiosis, bioluminescence, ecological aesthetics, generative systems