ABSTRACT
Images of all things atomic are not photographic; they are inherently digital. The atomic scale is smaller than the wavelengths of light, therefore we are only able to perceive and represent molecular reality indirectly, i.e. by sensing the minute forces of nanoscale objects. This information must then be translated into visual expression. My visual art sometimes seems to be a collaboration with the very atoms, molecules and nanoscopic ghosts that I’ve encountered in my source material. These fundamental components of physical reality are, after all, effectively immortal: all atoms have existed since the dawn of time, and are continually being recycled and re-used. In some ineffable way, I feel they are seeking to express themselves, and I am merely their conduit. Each giclee represents my own interpretation of digital images of the nanoscale. My technique is similar to the composition of techno music, in that I combine multiple molecular images, transfiguring these until they reveal new characteristics, patterns or motifs. The process reflects experiments being conducted by nanotech researchers and is an attempt to build a visual vocabulary for a landscape of staggering smallness.
