ALGAE DRESS
2024 - Ongoing
Prototype exhibited at SOCA Gallery, University of Windsor, Feb 2026
37 University Avenue East, Windsor, ON
Algae Dress is a prototype and iterative sculpture, installation, and performance object that integrates fashion and costume design with the cultivation of live spirulina algae cultures, and painted works with dried algae pigment, and video/multimedia content. This installation evokes a larger than life humanoid/algae figure. A work of science fiction or magical realism, Algae Dress invites us to consider algae’s numerous roles in our terrestrial ecology, and possible visions of biotech algae futures.
Project Assistance:
Laura Daniela Gonzalez Mantilla, Justin Elliott, Domenica Mediati, Kristina Bradt, Dunia Roba, Abigail Muwanga, Kayla Gualtieri, Drea Madore, Cri Kosti. This project gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of Windsor and the Canada Research Chair Program.
A Love Letter to Algae
Live performance at the School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor, Feb 2026
On opening night, and as part of the Creative Currents: Art and Science on the Great Lakes event hosted in collaboration with RAEON, Jennifer Willet gave a short performance/reading titled "A Love Letter to Algae." This work features the unique capabilities of INCUBATOR Art Lab's Bioart Multimedia Laboratory Theatre facility - where human artists and living organisms can perform for live audiences!
Project Assistance:
Laura Daniela Gonzalez Mantilla, Justin Elliott, Domenica Mediati, Kristina Bradt, Dunia Roba, Abigail Muwanga, Kayla Gualtieri, Drea Madore, Cri Kosti. This project gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of Windsor and the Canada Research Chair Program, the Canadian Foundation of Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund.
Video Production:
Justin Elliott JEL Media
