Johanna Rotko selected for the Tokyo...
The selection commitee unanimously selected visual artist Johanna Rotko for the residency. Johanna is working with living materials mainly different yeasts. She wants to dedicate her residency to research on colored yeast species at the Bioclub Tokyo´s laboratory. The yeast species she is after are used in traditional fermentation processes in the Japanese kitchen and can be found in different Misos but also dried berries and other everyday products in the markets of Tokyo.