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Hénaff has long been interested in the ubiquitous and invisible microbial component of our environment, and this year, her students created a project they dubbed “Micro Archive Handmade,” an archival system that explores the socio-cultural implications of the hand microbiome, featuring a kit and interaction designed to make visible our implicit relationship with microbiomes.
“We wanted to shift from a pathogen-dominated view and talk about our relationship with the microbiome in an accessible way,” team member Winnie Yoe said, explaining that across different cultures, we have a long-standing relationship with microbiomes in food making and fermentation. “Through the project, we also hope to encourage a multi-species model in viewing our relationship with our environment.”
