Cryptographic Beings Artwork

interactive installation, kinetic sculpture, vertical tower, modular construction, transparent chambers, living plants, grow lights, industrial aesthetic, technological apparatus, biomorphic integration, high contrast, chiaroscuro lighting, cool gray, warm amber, viridian green, vermillion accent, polished metal, acrylic cylinders, gear mechanisms, concrete base, wire-reinforced glass, contemporary art, bio-art, systems aesthetics, cybernetic organism, controlled environment, cultivation apparatus, luminous intervention, architectural presence, totemic form, centralized composition, dramatic illumination, laboratory aesthetic, posthuman themes, ecological meditation, precision engineering, experimental installation, immersive environment, contemplative atmosphere, technological sublime

Cryptographic Beings is a Bio-Hybrid machine manipulating photosynthetic organisms through rules implemented in soft and hardware. It showcases a newly developed technology for information storage that leverages the ability of algae to perceive light. This robotic installation consists of 30 vegetal bits in the shape of glass vessels containing living organisms. Using a pair of motorized arms, the machine can expose each of the algae to light, encoding binary information in their state. Can humans design tools that are not only bio-inspired but made of, with and for living organisms?