And they dusted their little bodies with gold
1.5 x .75 x.75” each [ 12.5” diameter x 16” ]
Bronze with 14k gold-plated, velvet, glass and wood cloche. 2022.
Gold plated bronze, lost cast wax and printed from models of Dynophysis [ left and center ] and Ceratium [ right ]. 2022.
The title comes from a story in “Under the Bay.” Scene 05 Chalky Faeries states that scientists use a process that requires them to dust the microbes with gold to create remarkable, detailed images. Because the gold dust makes the critters opaque, this process results in detailed black-and-white imagery.
Dinoflagellate Variations [ Ceratium, Dinophysis, Gonyaulax, Ornithorcercus ], by Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff
Scanning Electron Microscopy [ SEM ] digital print, created at the University of Maryland College Park in 2008