Abstract
This research presents an artistic project aiming to make cyberfiction become reality and exemplifying a current trend in art and science collaborations. Chroma + Phy is a speculative design for a living wearable that combines the protoplasmic structure of the amoeboid acellular organism Physarum polycephalum and the chromatophores of the reptile Chameleon. The underpinning idea is that in a future far away or close, on planet earth or in outer space, humans will need some tools to help them in their social life and day-to-day routine. Chroma + Phy enhances the body aiming at humans in extreme habitats for an aggression-free and healthy life. Our approach will address actual issues of scientific discovery for society and catalyse idea translation through art and design experiments at frontiers of science.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Adamatzky, A.: Physarum machines. Computers from slime mould. World Scientific, Singapore (2010)
Klaver, C., Böhme, W.: Das Tierreich The Animal kingdom. Chamaeleonidae, vol. 112. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin (1997)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Schubert, T. (2013). Chroma + Phy – A Living Wearable Connecting Humans and Their Environment. In: Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Krapp, H.G., Verschure, P.F.M.J., Prescott, T.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8064. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39802-5_61
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39802-5_61
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-39801-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-39802-5
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)