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Sixteen thousand frozen straws
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workFrozen in Time and Space (Studio Bertrand Burgers), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlResearch cited
- 2):139-155, doi doi.org
- 767, doi doi.org
Other sources
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 28.2 openstax.org
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A long wall made of thousands of thin straws in faint stripes of color, lit from above, with two small black signs at the top cornersPhoto: Jasper ZijlstraMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- Two adults stand close to a wall of colored straws, one holding a pulled straw and reading it, with other visitors behind them in a hallPhoto: B. Bollmann/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Diagram of early development in four steps: a fertilised egg, two cells, a morula of 16 cells at about day 3, and a blastocyst at days 5 to 6 with its inner cell mass, outer trophoblast and fluid-filled cavity labeledImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 28.2 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
- Slide 4
- Diagram comparing two cells: with slow freezing, blue ice crystals form around and into the cell; with vitrification, the cell is evenly glassy with no iceImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Rienzi et al., Hum Reprod Update 2017 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Close view of an older man's hands holding two thin green straws pulled from a wall of red, yellow and purple strawsPhoto: Jasper ZijlstraMuseum or journal record
- Slide 6
- A woman with a tote bag stands at a tall wall of rainbow-coloured straws, reading a straw she has pulled outPhoto: B. Bollmann/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Metal barometer, c. 1860, Rijksmuseum (NG-MC-1063)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record