For the
Love of
Inquiry

What can slime mold teach us about issues of migration and displacement?

Slime mold was a bright, vivid, living monoculture. Due to its ability to grow in the pattern of nodes and branches, technologists had been using it as a tool and medium to represent a wide array of efficient systems, from the functionality of the Internet to the mapping of transit systems in various cities.

This workshop covered the wonders of slime mold, exploring its ability to solve puzzles and model behavior for issues of displacement, migration, equitable societies, and probed new potentials for artists to navigate and resist borders. Participants learned how to inoculate, cultivate, and care for their slime mold. Using a SlimeSensor, a small dome-shaped terrarium embedded with the technical ability to communicate via a Raspberry Pi micro-computer, participants created a hospitable ecosystem for their slime to flourish.

The workshop was held by Ayodamola Okunseinde, Ashley Lewis, Ella Hillström, and Christoffer Horlitz in collaboration with SlimeTechLab.