Teresa van Dongen's Mud Well light uses microorganisms to create electricity
Bacteria from a boggy World War Two bomb crater generate kaleidoscopic light forms inside this telescope-like tube by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen.
The Mud Well installation is the latest iteration of Van Dongen's ongoing research into geobacter bacteria as an electricity source for human use. The microorganisms, which can purify water while naturally and continuously excreting electrons, are found in the muddy soil of rivers and lakes.
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