Imaging Microbes

Jon Sasaki’s recent photo-based work situates itself decisively at the nexus of humour, history, art and science. Three works in particular, Microbes Swabbed From a Palette Used By A.J. Casson, Microbes Swabbed From a Palette Used By Frederick Varley, and Microbes Swabbed From a Palette Used By Tom Thomson, all from 2013, embody Sasaki’s characteristic critical wit; the delicate abstract formations are bacterial cultures, grown in Petri dishes and born of microbes culled from paint palettes

Read more:
Imaging Bacteria: Jon Sasaki’s New Photographic




Source: Art & Science Journal

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Web site: laboratoryeqas.exai.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaboratoryEQAS

Twitter: LaboratoryEQAS