As a progression of the idea I had posted earlier about feminine complexity, I have been in touch with the science department at UCS. Amazingly I have been able to use a digital microscope which takes images at the touch of a button and loads them onto an SD card!
The idea behind this practice is to demonstrate the endless complexity of woman in a purely feminine form. I hope to some extent to comment on the contrast between misogynistic views of women as simple, sexual objects and the truth that woman is a complex and extraordinary being.
After an introduction session (including making slides for beginners and cheek swab testing) I have been practicing a bit with taking images.
Microscopic Photographs, Hannah Maynard, 2015
These are just a few of the test images I’ve taken so far. They are mostly fungi and bacteria on slides that were available for me to look at in the lab.
The plan is to collect body fluid samples from myself to then make my own slides to inspect and take images from.
I have been packed off with my own little slide creation kit including swabs, droppers, slides and dye.
This so far has been such an exciting process. It’s allowing me to investigate new techniques and ways of developing my practice which is always an invigorating thing to do. Although I’m still investigating the same subject of misogyny and objectification, doing so in new ways opens up new avenues of endless possibilities!
