Biotecture

Wolf Hilbertz was a German artist and inventor who developed electrochemistry-based sculptural forms, notably the Biorock method, which uses electrical currents to mineralize seawater and grow artificial reef structures. His practice merged scientific experimentation with environmental intervention, creating large-scale underwater installations that functioned simultaneously as sculptural works and functional ecosystems. Working from the 1970s onward, Hilbertz positioned his electrochemical formations as a response to postwar industrial culture and its ecological consequences.