Serving as the point of origin for the Amoebas Realm narrative, this installation presents a series of suspended hammers hanging above Petri dishes in which different stages of amoebic evolution are cultivated. From mitosis to stagnation, each stage exists beneath an aging hammer held only by fragile paper ropes, evoking the Sword of Damocles and the ever-present possibility of collapse.

The work explores the precarious nature of growth, knowledge, and civilization, where every achievement remains vulnerable to forces beyond its control. As visitors move through the installation, the suspended hammers often provoke an impulse to intervene, revealing a distinctly human desire to influence, alter, or even destroy systems larger than ourselves.

Logbook of a Scientist No.1062

I have developed a new kind of organism, created to help heal the planet we have weakened over generations through misunderstanding. These are my versions; other researchers have made their own iterations (some, as I’ve heard, rather aggressive), but I consider these the first true success.

A genetic modification of Euglypha rotonda, a bigger version of a testate amoeba known for its delicate silica shell, their genome was altered to consume materials beyond silica, their original diet. Yet they have retained their remarkable ability to build shells, like slimes clad in scales. This species may hold the key to restoring fertility to our soils. Still, a few have begun to behave in unexpected ways. I will need to understand them.