Image: Transient Materiality, 2022. Courtesy Muse, The Rolls-Royce Arts Programme. Photographer: Mark Cocksedge

Transient Materiality, 2022

Commissioned by Muse, The Rolls-Royce Arts Programme

Crystallised Biomaterials

1300 x 600 x 500 mm

video: 4k, 00:30

While exploring the themes of nature, humanity and technology, the sculptural showcases glimpses of the rugged seaside with a scientific twist.

Using Scarlett Yang’s expertise in engineering biomaterials, the piece consists in intertwined ribbons of synthetic biopolymer made from ocean particles and bound with a photosynthesised algae extract. 

Paired with a short film and digital render the viewer is immersed in a futuristic landscape that stretches the imagination.