- Nematode
- 2024
- Kulturtorget
- University Collaboration
The installation Nematode, a glowing dynamic presence, is inspired by this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which awards two scientists for discovering how the activity of genes is regulated.
The laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun studied the worm ‘C. elegans’ – a 1 millimetre short roundworm, also known as a nematode. In their studies of the worm, they discovered microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.
For example, gene regulation gives muscle cells, nerve cells and gut cells the different functions they need to work as they should. When gene regulation fails, it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and autoimmunity.
With the work Nematode, STUDIO DUKTIG uses humour and playfulness to approach a complex phenomenon. By using and combining already existing materials to create something new, the work visualises how something very small – microRNA – affects larger processes in the body and how the same material can take different forms.
- STUDIO DUKTIG (Beckmans)
STUDIO DUKTIG (Annelie Wihlborg, Fanny Johansson) work and thrive in the multidisciplinary world of furniture-, product- and interior design as well as public design assignments. They hold BFA:s from Beckmans College of Design, complemented by studies at Design School Eindhoven, Nyckelviksskolan and Konstskolan Gotland.
To design sustainably is always at the forefront of every project – approaching it with a blend of playfulness and experimentation. DUKTIG aims to stir thoughts and craft experiences through the interplay of shape, material, color, and texture.
“We hope that the audience will feel wonder and fascination when they encounter the installation. We want to encourage them to see complex scientific themes in a more imaginative and playful way.”
– STUDIO DUKTIG
