Tissue Mimicking Materials
- biological matter such as plant matter, foods, soil samples, fungi, hair, skin.
- hydrated substances
- gels: agar, gelatin, pectin, other polysaccarides
- cellulose sponge
- latex
- resin
- wax
- water
- lipids: oils and fats
To create my phantoms I create organs first. That encapsulare TMMs in ‘bubbler stoppers’ used in DIY brewing. These are then wraped in laters of matter and TMM materials, creating ‘phantom organs’.
Others are made from cellulose sponge, soaked infidderent materials and submerged in latex. These are then incased in wax or resin tokeep them liquid, retain moisture and can provide a strong signal in the scanners.
I placed my phantom organs and TMMs in alginate moulds shaped like an Archimedean solid called a cuboctahedron whose faces are made of equilateral triangles and squares. I encased the organs/TMMs in wax and others in resin to preserve their fluids and moisture content. The term phantom introduces themes of the occult into scientific spaces and protocols, so using a shape associated with magic seemed appropriate and provided one variable (their form) that would remain consistent.
- biological matter such as plant matter, foods, soil samples, fungi, hair, skin.
- hydrated substances
- gels: agar, gelatin, pectin, other polysaccarides
- cellulose sponge
- latex
- resin
- wax
- water
- lipids: oils and fats
To create my phantoms I create organs first. That encapsulare TMMs in ‘bubbler stoppers’ used in DIY brewing. These are then wraped in laters of matter and TMM materials, creating ‘phantom organs’.
Others are made from cellulose sponge, soaked infidderent materials and submerged in latex. These are then incased in wax or resin tokeep them liquid, retain moisture and can provide a strong signal in the scanners.
I placed my phantom organs and TMMs in alginate moulds shaped like an Archimedean solid called a cuboctahedron whose faces are made of equilateral triangles and squares. I encased the organs/TMMs in wax and others in resin to preserve their fluids and moisture content. The term phantom introduces themes of the occult into scientific spaces and protocols, so using a shape associated with magic seemed appropriate and provided one variable (their form) that would remain consistent.
Making Phantoms
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