All NewsSnapshotsAudible Bacillus Exhibit Explores the Fluidity of the Human Biome smccreaFebruary 1, 20196minAudible Bacillus opened at the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery on Jan. 29. The opening reception included opening remarks by curator Benjamin Chaffee, associate director of visual arts. With the exhibit, Chaffee set out to answer questions such as, “What does it mean for our world concept, language, ethics, and knowledge if we accept that human bodies coevolved with their microbiomes?” The works are presented as investigations into a variety of themes including alternative epistemologies, the nature and source of volition, a breakdown of the boundary between self/other, the limits of our language(s), and the radical care we need to sustain a future. Stromatolites, the fossilized remains of ancient cyanobacteria that were the dominant species on the Earth billions of years ago, are included in the exhibition. The exhibit presents pieces of audio and video to create an experience of movement for visitors, mirroring Chaffee’s efforts to understand the fluidity of the human biome. The exhibit also incorporates multimedia pieces, including artist Ed Atkin’s video short titled “Warm, Warm, Warm Spring Mouths.” A conversation between Chaffee and Curator of the Davison Art Center Miya Tokumitsu about this exhibition can be heard on the Center for the Arts Radio Hour. The Zilkha Gallery is open Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 7 p.m.; and Friday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Audible Bacillus will be on display through Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photos by Sara McCrea ’21) Center for the ArtsexhibitZilkha Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker