{"id":10950,"date":"2026-01-07T08:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:02:20","slug":"structural-colour-with-miriam-johnston-2-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/process\/structural-colour-with-miriam-johnston-2-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture: Structural Colour with Miriam Johnston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class='white' style='background:rgba(0,0,0,0); border:solid 0px rgba(0,0,0,0); border-radius:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;'>\n<div id='slider_10770' class='owl-carousel sa_owl_theme owl-pagination-true autohide-arrows' data-slider-id='slider_10770' style='visibility:hidden;'>\n<div id='slider_10770_slide01' class='sa_hover_container' style='padding:5% 5%; margin:0px 0%; background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/print_0001_Biophilic-Colours-Snapshot-Fotografin_Hannah-Kannenberg-Editing_Miriam-Johnston-2.jpg&quot;); background-position:center center; background-size:100% auto; background-repeat:no-repeat; '><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function() {\n\t\tjQuery('#slider_10770').owlCarousel({\n\t\t\titems : 1,\n\t\t\tsmartSpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tautoplay : false,\n\t\t\tautoplayHoverPause : false,\n\t\t\tsmartSpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tfluidSpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tautoplaySpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tnavSpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tdotsSpeed : 500,\n\t\t\tloop : true,\n\t\t\tnav : true,\n\t\t\tnavText : ['Previous','Next'],\n\t\t\tdots : true,\n\t\t\tresponsiveRefreshRate : 200,\n\t\t\tslideBy : 1,\n\t\t\tmergeFit : true,\n\t\t\tautoHeight : false,\n\t\t\tmouseDrag : false,\n\t\t\ttouchDrag : true\n\t\t});\n\t\tjQuery('#slider_10770').css('visibility', 'visible');\n\t\tsa_resize_slider_10770();\n\t\twindow.addEventListener('resize', sa_resize_slider_10770);\n\t\tfunction sa_resize_slider_10770() {\n\t\t\tvar min_height = '50';\n\t\t\tvar win_width = jQuery(window).width();\n\t\t\tvar slider_width = jQuery('#slider_10770').width();\n\t\t\tif (win_width < 480) {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t} else if (win_width < 768) {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t} else if (win_width < 980) {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t} else if (win_width < 1200) {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t} else if (win_width < 1500) {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\tvar slide_width = slider_width \/ 1;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tslide_width = Math.round(slide_width);\n\t\t\tvar slide_height = '0';\n\t\t\tif (min_height == 'aspect43') {\n\t\t\t\tslide_height = (slide_width \/ 4) * 3;\t\t\t\tslide_height = Math.round(slide_height);\n\t\t\t} else if (min_height == 'aspect169') {\n\t\t\t\tslide_height = (slide_width \/ 16) * 9;\t\t\t\tslide_height = Math.round(slide_height);\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\tslide_height = (slide_width \/ 100) * min_height;\t\t\t\tslide_height = Math.round(slide_height);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjQuery('#slider_10770 .owl-item .sa_hover_container').css('min-height', slide_height+'px');\n\t\t}\n\t\tvar owl_goto = jQuery('#slider_10770');\n\t\tjQuery('.slider_10770_goto1').click(function(event){\n\t\t\towl_goto.trigger('to.owl.carousel', 0);\n\t\t});\n\t\tvar resize_10951 = jQuery('.owl-carousel');\n\t\tresize_10951.on('initialized.owl.carousel', function(e) {\n\t\t\tif (typeof(Event) === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\twindow.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\tvar evt = window.document.createEvent('UIEvents');\n\t\t\t\tevt.initUIEvent('resize', true, false, window, 0);\n\t\t\t\twindow.dispatchEvent(evt);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\t});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structural Colour with Miriam Johnston (2. Lecture Series)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\">01.04.2025, Halle (DE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of her master\u2019s program in Textile Design at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Miriam Johnston is exploring the potential of structural color through biological systems. Under the guidance of scientific associate Johann Bauerfeind at the university\u2019s BioLab \u2013 a space where design meets biotechnology \u2013 Johnston is working with algae and bacteria to produce colors that are pigment-free and derived solely from light reflection across microscopic layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike traditional dyes, these structural colors possess unique optical properties. Johnston specifically utilizes Flavobacteria, naturally found on anemones, to cultivate vivid hues of green and violet. These biologically generated colors are planned for use on ceramic tiles, potentially offering a sustainable alternative for color application in architecture and product design. Her research involves growing organized bacterial colonies in specially designed habitats like 3D-printed Biotubes to manipulate how light interacts with their surfaces. Inspired by the iridescence of butterfly wings and squid chromatophores, her work also investigates nutrient media and cell behavior to refine the outcome. The overarching goal: a living, responsive surface where color isn\u2018t added but grown \u2013 transforming both aesthetics and the way we think about color itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignright is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">thanks to:<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/projekt\/project\/biophilic-colours\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ucibio.pt\/people\/filipe-natalio\">Miriam Johnston<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">text by:<\/td><td>Lisa G\u00f6tel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">project:<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/projects\/prototyping-footprints\/\">microbial factories<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">year:<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Structural Colour with Miriam Johnston (2. Lecture Series) 01.04.2025, Halle (DE) As part of her master\u2019s program in Textile Design at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Miriam Johnston is exploring the potential of structural color through biological systems. Under the guidance of scientific associate Johann Bauerfeind at the university\u2019s BioLab \u2013 a space &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/process\/structural-colour-with-miriam-johnston-2-lecture-series\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eLecture: Structural Colour with Miriam Johnston\u201c<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[368,30],"tags":[],"coauthors":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10950"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11000,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950\/revisions\/11000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10950"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.burg-halle.de\/gast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}