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A metaphysical creature that can travel through spheres by transforming

Ghostly Collector is a metaphysical creature – a being that can travel through spheres by transforming. This DNA origami has only one purpose. It randomly grabs other microorganisms and molecules.

I developed this origami during my residency at Fraunhofer ENAS in Chemnitz, where I learned about DNA folding.

During the laboratory work, we pipetted all components for the origami, and distilled water was one of the essential elements for a successful process.

We would freeze the water at -60°C to preserve the biological materials. For usage, all tubes had to be warmed up by hand to become liquid again. This transformation process is reflected in the ice object, melting from the heat of a human chest.

Models utilized for both 3D renders and printed objects were developed using DNA origami software.

Currently, I am working on a more complex virtual environment with origami and illustrative protein structure predictions by the AI system AlphaFold.