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“Eco Lab” blurs the boundary between organic and inorganic materials, illustrating how cattle and sheep consume Himalayan salt bricks, mealworms digest polystyrene foam (“We are bugs”), coral polyps build reefs, and plastic waste infiltrates our bodies. The exhibition explores four themes. One theme is “drying,” showcasing the drying process of various materials, where fermentation, decay, and growth occur. Another theme is “transformation”: the work “Glass Transformation” showcases four sets of experiments on the glass transformation, including the glass jellyfish sculptures coated with an …