Casein (Milk Protein)
Tessa Silva is a British-Brazilian artist based in London; she graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2016. Her research based practice straddles the fields of craft, design, science, archeology, and mythology. She is interested in how society is shaped by the materials that we use, and what these can tell us about human behaviours.
We discovered her work with casein protein in a feature in Metropolis magazine: “I was acting as half designer, half cook,” she says, describing her early trial-and-error experiments involving vinegar, enzymes, linseed oil, and glycerin—all used to isolate the proteins found in raw skim milk.”