Ethan Frier in collaboration with Jacob Douenias have created Living Things, a project that extend the area of use of micro-algae.

伊桑·弗里尔与雅各布·杜尼亚斯合作创造了生物，这个项目扩大了微藻的使用范围。

Description by Ethan Frier: Living Things is an installation which explores symbiotic living with beneficial micro-algae through a series of three vignettes of a home environment. This installation contains furniture and furnishings of a possible and not too distant future where the symbiosis between human beings and microorganisms is externalized and celebrated in the built environment.

伊森弗里尔的描述：“生活的事物”是一个装置，它通过一系列的三个家庭环境来探索与有益的微藻共生生活。本装置包含可能且不太遥远的未来的家具和家具，其中人类和微生物之间的共生在构建的环境中被外部化和庆祝。

We are celebrating the beautiful qualities of the beneficial micro-algae by integrating them into unique yet familiar forms. This exhibits challenges visitors to consider what the future of the domestic environment may become, especially in the context of the precarious agricultural and energy needs of a ballooning population.

我们正在庆祝有益的微藻的美丽品质，将它们整合成独特而熟悉的形式。这一展览要求参观者考虑国内环境的未来，特别是在人口激增的农业和能源需求不稳定的情况下。

Through an installation of domestic vignettes in which Spirulina algae are cultivated in custom glass bioreactors designed as household furnishings, Living Things creates a symbiotic environment between people and microorganisms.

通过安装家用微珠，在定制的玻璃生物反应器中培养螺旋藻，使之成为家居用品，生物创造了人与微生物之间的共生环境。

The three vignettes; a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen/control center each espouse a different character, and the living vessels function differently in each space. The morphologies of hand-blown glass vessels function both as lighting and heating elements for the human occupants, and high functioning photobioreactors which provide heat, light, agitation, air supply, nutrient and waste control to the living algae inside. This life support system is connected through just under ½ mile of wiring and plumbing to a hybrid between a scientific workstation and a media cabinet. At this workstation each of the nine vessel’s life support systems can be adjusted individually. The 3D printed nylon knobs embedded in the surface of this workstation actuate eighteen valves which allow for the harvesting of Spirulina when the culture becomes dense enough, and the supply of fresh liquid media to each vessel. The cabinet contains the pumps, tubing, manifolds, LED drivers, air pumps, heater connections and filters which comprise the heart of the life support system.

三个小插曲：一个客厅，一个餐厅，一个厨房/控制中心，每个人都有不同的性格，而生活容器在每个空间中的功能也不同。人工吹制玻璃容器的形态既是人体居住者的照明和加热元件，又是高功能的光生物反应器，为体内的藻类提供热量、光照、搅拌、空气供应、营养和废物控制。这个生命支持系统通过不到半英里长的电线和管道连接到一个科学工作站和一个媒体机柜之间的混合体上。在这个工作站上，九个容器的生命支持系统中的每一个都可以单独调整。嵌入在这个工作站表面的3D打印尼龙旋钮驱动18个阀门，当培养变得足够密集时，就可以收集螺旋藻，并向每个容器提供新鲜的液体介质。该机柜包括泵，油管，歧管，LED驱动器，空气泵，加热器连接和过滤器，构成生命维持系统的心脏。

The microorganism Spirulina was selected for the installation for its ability to thrive in very alkaline waters, where most bacteria cannot live. As the algae grow very quickly, the character of each vessel changes continuously. The liquid becomes a deeper rich green and absorbs more and more light from the internally lit vessels. Individual Spirulina filaments which are just barely visible to the naked eye (⅓ of a millimeter long) can be seen mixing inside the glass vessels. Once filtered, the algae can be dried from a viscous paste into a fine, green powder which is over 60% protein by weight and is mostly flavorless with a hint of grassiness. During the course of the installation, we are working with bartenders and chefs to create drinks and dishes which feature Spirulina at special events held in the installation. Living Things by Ethan Frier and Jacob Douenias

微生物螺旋藻之所以被选中，是因为它能够在大多数细菌无法生存的碱性水域中茁壮成长。随着藻类的迅速生长，每个容器的特性不断变化。液体变得更深，更富绿色，并吸收越来越多的光从内部照明的容器。肉眼几乎看不见的螺旋藻细丝(一毫米长的⅓)可以在玻璃瓶里混在一起。一旦过滤，藻类就可以从粘稠的糊状物中干燥成一种细腻的绿色粉末，它的蛋白质含量超过60%，而且基本上是没有味道的，带有一点草的味道。在安装过程中，我们正在与调酒师和厨师合作，在安装过程中举行的特殊活动中，我们将制作以螺旋藻为特色的饮料和菜肴。伊桑·弗里尔和雅各布·杜尼亚斯著

Project: Living Things Team: Ethan Frier and Jacob Douenias Client: Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date: January – May 2015

项目：生物团队：Ethan Frier和Jacob Douenias客户：床垫工厂当代艺术博物馆，匹兹堡，宾夕法尼亚州日期：2015年1月至5月