Exploring the Intersection of Nature and Beauty at The Lithium Lab

The sisters transform the laboratory research work into an art installation by turning a gallery into a lithium salt flat. This salt flat is composed of materials used in lithium batteries, which undergo chemical processes of salt crystallization that will naturally grow throughout the 10-day exhibition. The installation hinges on the idea of reflection, owing to the duality between the mirage phenomena observed in lithium salt flats and the light reflection inherent in optical spectroscopy techniques. The gallery also incorporates batteries used in BAM research, during their recycling process (heating to 600°C). The batteries in the recycling processes project a rather post-apocalyptic image. Installation BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK 2023.