Mary Olivar To the Shipibo Conibo people of the Ucayali River Basin in Peru, each plant carries a special vibrational signature which can be heard, seen, and felt. The sacred plant songs and designs embody the vibrations of these plant allies and are a foundational part of Shipibo healing traditions. The new visual perspective that Microcosms offers echoes the visual representation of…

Neil Logan Are these the fingerprints of the gods? Peel back the waxy cuticle and peer into what underpins a sacred leaf. Human communion with these plants has resulted in profoundly life-affirming experiences. Simply viewing one of these works of art is a journey into alien worlds of unimaginable machinery. Each one uniquely structured to perform…

Joela Jacobs The mesmerizing images of plant minutiae reproduced on the Microcosms website invite us to see the world at a different scale. A microscopic image of pollen grains, for instance, renders what we would usually perceive as a layer of fine dust into an artwork that seems to be teeming with strange, beautiful objects. Focusing in…

Milton Fernando González Rodríguez Microcosms  Microcosms is many things. It is a science-art project that allows us to visualize plants from the intimacy of their own morphologies. The images in this unique Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas show those structures that are hidden to the human naked eye. In the process, the platform…

Susana Bustos Microcosms is a deep exploration into the microscopic intimacy of the plants they teach, revealing hidden worlds of exquisite luminosity, texture, fabric and movement. Worlds that simultaneously display simplicity and complexity, creativity and symbolism, character and intention. Worlds that tell stories and awaken the imagination about the murmur, the unique sound of their…