NABA Students Create Art from Gut Bacteria in BACTERIART Exhibition
The BACTERIART initiative, a joint effort between NABA and Yakult Italia, concluded with an exhibition held at NABA's facilities in Milan. Students enrolled in the Painting and Visual Arts BA and Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies MA programs produced artworks inspired by gut microbiota. Launched in October 2020, the project featured virtual meetings and a workshop led by Gediminas & Nomeda Urbonas. The top award was given to F06.3, created by Francesco Scalas, Giacomo Segantin, and Olivier Russo. Sofia Gasparoli and Jessie Yu received special mentions. Other notable pieces included Bacterial Communication, Equilibrium, Petrigrafia, Symphonia Serratiae, and TerrariumN.12. The jury comprised distinguished representatives from Corriere della Sera, Pirelli HangarBicocca, and MIT, with winners receiving cash prizes from Yakult Italia.
Key facts
- BACTERIART exhibition held at NABA, Milan.
- Collaboration between Yakult Italia and NABA.
- Project started October 2020.
- First prize: F06.3 by Francesco Scalas, Giacomo Segantin, Olivier Russo.
- Special mention: Sofia Gasparoli (Dottor Shirota prize).
- Special mention: Jessie Yu (Nuove Visioni prize).
- Works used live bacteria and culture media.
- Jury included Alessandro Cannavò, Lucia Aspesi, Patrizia Brigidi, Eva Fabbris, Arianna Rolandi, Gediminas & Nomeda Urbonas, Marco Scotini, Andris Brinkmanis.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Scalas
- Giacomo Segantin
- Olivier Russo
- Sofia Gasparoli
- Jessie Yu
- Alessandra Di Rito
- Marie Nicole Gianfrate
- Francesca Dalpi
- Elena Marcon
- Matilde Villa
- Marika Vitrani
- Axel Gradito
- Emma Damiani
- Francesca Lapris
- Nicolò Soligo
- Gediminas Urbonas
- Nomeda Urbonas
- Marco Scotini
- Andris Brinkmanis
- Alessandro Cannavò
- Lucia Aspesi
- Patrizia Brigidi
- Eva Fabbris
- Arianna Rolandi
Institutions
- Yakult Italia
- Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA)
- AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Corriere della Sera
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- University of Bologna
- Fondazione Prada
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Piacenza
- Cambridge