Biotecture
1975 · Pencil and ink on paper
36 3/4 × 36" (93.3 × 91.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Wolf Hilbertz
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Wolf Hilbertz was a German artist and inventor whose electrochemistry-based practice merged sculptural form with environmental intervention. Developing the Biorock method from the 1970s onward, he used electrical currents to mineralize seawater and grow artificial reef structures that functioned simultaneously as artworks and functional ecosystems. His large-scale underwater installations responded directly to postwar industrial culture and its ecological aftermath, positioning scientific experimentation as a materialist counter to conventional artistic media.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago
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