When looking into a microscope at a slide of an object or a chemical it often feels like you are looking into another world or even another dimension. The images are so abstracted and strange that it is hard to believe that the object you are observing is actually made up of what you are seeing. Everyday objects such as plants and water take on new forms and characteristics. The abstract quality and organic shapes and lines formed when the image is viewed through the microscope render an artistic quality. The shapes mimic movement and pattern similar to those made by a brushstroke or an artist's composition. We do not usually think of a magnified image of the cells in a leaf as art, however I feel that it very much possesses the same aesthetic qualifications that make something art and deserves our attention.
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