Materialized Enhancements

What would you choose if you could borrow a biological trait from another animal? Regeneration from an axolotl, perhaps, or a tardigrade's resistance to radiation?

Materialized Enhancements lets you build a character from real genes within a limited credit budget. Each gene comes with research references and a description of how far the evidence has reached. Your choices generate a unique crystal-like 3D form that you can download and print.

The project combines a game, a gene knowledgebase, and bioart. The character is imagined; the scientific references help you explore the biology behind it.

From the screen to an object

The digital form can become a physical piece you can hold or wear.

Livia worked on design and storytelling, alongside Newton Winter (concept and biology), Anton Kulaga (engineering and data), and Markel Kori (video and storytelling).

Build a character and materialize it

See the physical artefacts, project video, and exhibition story