Polarising microscopes are amazing tools that are essential equipment for geologists. Used for looking closely at rock samples they reveal worlds within worlds as invisible structures become radiant with bright, shifting colours. These help scientists to identify each mineral in their rock.

This dynamic world of refracted light and fracture reminds us that not all is as it seems.

Under the Microscope 2, 50cm X 50cm, acrylic on canvas, £1000
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