The Cells

What goes on in human cells?

'Seeing Life Through New Light' is the follow-up touring exhibition to the highly acclaimed show 'Tripping The Light Fantastic'.

The two interactives that form the focal point for this new touring exhibition are:

Fluorescing Cell

Cells behave in peculiar ways when under the influence of certain colours of light. This interactive explores those properties and goes someway towards explaining the chemical composition of Cells.

The giant ‘clover’ light sources (high powered LEDs) simulate the shining of coloured light; the cell responds in the appropriate way. The cell also has IR LEDs which function when the red light is shone onto them, however, users can’t see anything happening until the webcam (located in one of the clovers) is turned on. This is extremely popular especially when coupled up to an external monitor.

Talking Cell

A magnified interactive version of a human cell, users can press elements in the cell to find out what is going on!

The cell has been designed to work in self-standing mode where internal audio is used or in ‘external’ mode where the exhibit can be connected to a TV / monitor or overhead projector and movies and onscreen images are displayed in conjunction with the cell.