‘Petrified’ transports the participant into a petri dish, making them part of an experiment. Artificial mycelium and humans in the petri dish are engaged in a performative dance, oscillating between dystopian and utopian futures, casting doubt over the virtue of scientific and technological development.

Blaukind and The Renderheads is a collaborative group including artists David Hecker, Alina Smith and Elzeth Calitz who created an interactive installation titled 'Petrified' for the 2022 Spier Light Art festival.

Their work was a notable interactive piece that engaged participants in a performative dance, transporting viewers into a petri dish and making them part of the experiment, as dystopian and utopian futures cast doubt over the virtue of scientific and technological development.

The collaboration explores the intersections of art, science, biology, and human experience through immersive environmental interventions.