Christina Cappelli


A creative technologist, researcher, and designer, exploring overlooked microcosms through generative AI, programming, and mixed media, encouraging audiences to reconsider their connection to the unseen forces shaping our reality. 


Liminal Lens 
The Void 
Exoplanets
Sumbioun
Dying Bloom
Biome Boba






Dying Bloom

2022 - 2024
A self-destructible bio-designed succulent, created using a range of biomaterials and all-natural dying components such as spirulina and various flowers for color and scent. This project involved extensive research, material testing, and stress testing. The final material was an agar-based recipe colored with beet and matcha powder and scented through herbs and flower water built into the main recipe.  The final products used real soil, fake plants, and recycled pots.


It earned the Prototyping Fund Grant through NYU and the NSF two years in a row for its creativity and environmental focus.


Material List
Testing, Molds, Materials  
Cactus Molds  | Dried Flowers | Glycerin | Aragon + Jojoba Oil | Large Flower Molds | Mica Powder | Measuring Cups | Pectin | Beet Root | Herbs | Pots | Mortar + Pestle | Cactus Molds | Matcha | Tapioca Starch | Vinegar | Spatulas | Pots | Sieve | Vegetable Glycerol | Spoons | knives | Measuring Glasses | Scale | Vinegar | Spices | Drying Racks | Pure Scented Oils



Books
Neri Oxman: Material Ecology - Paloa Antonelli
Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity - William Myers
Bioplastic Cook Book - Anastasia Pistofidou [ base recipes ]
5-minutes to self destruct  

You can find more of my process, recipes, and resources. here





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