Viral Symmetries is a bioart exhibition that transforms the invisible world of viruses into a visual and sensory experience. The artworks are based on real structural data of viral capsids—nature’s geometric designs that allow viruses to persist and interact with their hosts.
Through colors, shapes, 3D visualizations, and original music, the exhibition highlights the beauty and complexity of viral symmetries, from icosahedrons to spirals, patterns deeply connected with both molecular biology and the ancient idea of “sacred geometry”.
The exhibition features five viruses that researchers at the Charité Institute of Virology frequently study in the laboratory, making it directly relevant to GLACIER’s mission of advancing interdisciplinary perspectives on health. Created by Dr. Jorge Arias, visiting scientist from Costa Rica, with mapping by Carlos Infante, Viral Symmetries invites us to look at viruses not only as agents of disease, but also as expressions of nature’s underlying harmony.
Currently on display at the Berlin Institute of Health.
