Microbial Concert by Marija Šumarac

This is stereo excerpt of sound from collaborative project titled "Microbial concert" presented at Youth Biennial (https://bijenalemladih.ulus.rs/) in July-September 2021

The research of the new SCOBY material is created through fermentation which is presented in a new form through the hybridization of sound. In the process of microbial reproduction and biofilm creation, it is documented in the medium of photography and transferred to sound. Through manipulation to investigate the formation of a living biofilm, samples are taken with sound signals. The unity of sound is presented in the space that gives it importance, and photo documentation will be exhibited or projected with a living sample of the mother culture - SCOBY, which will be in the open phase during the presentation, a modification supported by the resulting sound. The concept of the project turns to a long duration idea in realization with the presentation of a living material that is in constant metamorphosis. This constantly evolving material that we present as a medium of sound is a kind of concert, different from the ones we are used to. The questions we ask are - can the living world around us produce its own music and how will its music change during its development? We can only get answers by going through the whole process, because the process of making music is something that revives, builds, vibrates and breathes.

Project authors: Adrienn Újházi and Marija Šumarac
Location: Konak Kneginje Ljubice Belgrade

This project was realized with kind support from The Centre for the Promotion of Science Belgrade