The Soft Matters research group exhibits in the context of the Planetary Boundaries – Rethinking Architecture and Design organised by the Royal Danish Academy from the 21st of September until 7th of April 2024 in Copenhagen.  This is the occasion to present Pepeyoca – light from within – an artefact developed within the framework of the ImpressioVivo project developed in collaboration with the Centre pour l’Architecture et les Technologies de l’Information with the support of 3dFAB et 3Deus dynamics. Pepeyoca is a design probe questioning and exploring new models for how architects and designers can integrate living systems into architectural design with a particular focus on bacterial bioluminescence.

Caption: Detail of Pepeyoca, 3D print hosting bacterial bioluminescence

© Daniel Suarez