Invisible Beauty

In this area of my work, I begin by first studying a variety of microscopic images, looking for those that have aesthetic merit.  From this group, I then select images that I can manipulate to create visual metaphors for various aspects of the human condition.  I know a piece is done when, ultimately, it becomes both a mirror and a lens that gives presence and visibility to the beauty of the invisible microscopic world and/or to the nature of a disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences while at the same time making a statement about a political, spiritual or philosophical issues. . . or about how humans understand their place in the larger world.  I also like for viewers to think about the microscopic world as a parallel universe of order and harmony that is, at the same time, mystical and magical.  Nature may, in the abstract, be reality and truth, but art is what defines reality and truth and gives our lives purpose and meaning.