Dirty Dishes, Tamsin van Essen

'Streptococcus'

 

'Staphylococcus'

'E. coli'

'Campylobacter'

British conceptual designer, Tasmin van Essen, has recently been using ceramics to examine various medical conditions.  One of the more curious collections (shown above) is 'Contamination', a series of cups and bowls that have been colonized by various bacteria types.