VITAMIN D LAB
2019After moving from a southern to northern climate I became increasingly aware of how this geographic shift impacted my body negatively. From a consistent sunlight schedule to almost zero hours of sun at the peak of the winter months, my “biological clock” - circadian rhythm and vitamin D levels went exponentially down. This lack of sunlight is intrinsically connected with symptoms of the so-called “Winter Depression” or Seasonal Affective Disorder and Vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the skin through direct contact with the sun. In regions where sunlight is scarce, supplementation becomes a necessity, and food fortification an intervention.
Fungi, much like animals can produce vitamin D and a single portion of vitamin-enriched fungi could meet the daily
needs of nearly all humans. VITAMIN D LAB deconstructs the process of nutrient creation, investigating how light, food, and biology intersect. By exposing fungi to UVB light, the project demonstrates a direct and effective way to produce vitamin D—challenging conventional reliance on supplementation.
VITAMIN D LAB
Dimensions: 120 x 40 x 100 cm
Material: Plywood, stainless steel, acrylic, UVB light,
mycelium (fungi Shiitake + Oyster)
Collab with Rikard Pedersen from the Swedish mushroom farm Saxtrop Svamp
And with the scientist Mattias Andersson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Research area: enrichment of fungi with Vitamin D
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