Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon: living organisms are emitting light thanks to chemical
reactions in wich chemical energy is transformed into light.
Bioluminescence can be found easily on earth, just like fireflyes or some mushrooms. But a thing
that most people ignore is that aproximately 90% of marine organisms can emit light. Some of these
phenomenon are visible only through special cameras, other organisms, instead, can produce a light
that is enough intense to be seen, filmed and photogrphed.
reactions in wich chemical energy is transformed into light.
Bioluminescence can be found easily on earth, just like fireflyes or some mushrooms. But a thing
that most people ignore is that aproximately 90% of marine organisms can emit light. Some of these
phenomenon are visible only through special cameras, other organisms, instead, can produce a light
that is enough intense to be seen, filmed and photogrphed.
One of these bioluminous organisms are the Dinoflagellates, unicellular microalgae that rapresent one of the big groups of the marine Fitoplancton.
Pyrocystis Fusiformis belongs to this big family and it’s know for its spectacular blue bioluminescence when water is moving. For this organisms, bioluminescence is a difensive system in case of predators. Pyrocystis Fusiformis are quite big, they can reach 1mm of size, so they can be observed in the water. They can be found in the Adriatic sea and in subtropical seas, giving life to enchanting shows on Brasil and Baja California beaches.
Since they are a vegetal organisms, they are doing the photosynthesys, so it’s important that the day-night life cycle is respected. This cycle is called Circardian Cycle and it’s necessary to let them glow at night phase.
Bioluminescence has always been a fascinating phenomenon to me and after seeing design projects about this topic, I decided to go deep in it and creating my own links between shape, movement and this sort of liquid light.
Bioluminescence has always been a fascinating phenomenon to me and after seeing design projects about this topic, I decided to go deep in it and creating my own links between shape, movement and this sort of liquid light.
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