MICRO-ORGANISM

Detail from the <n>Aphrodisiac Mushroom series</n> (2016) by artist <n>Cai Guo-Qiang</n>.

Sculptures by <n>Ruth Asawa</n> at the <n>Revolution in the Making</n> exhibition, 2016. Photo by <n>Matt Stromberg</n>.

A detail from the resin painting <n>Chakra Shield</n> by artist <n>Bruce Riley</n>.

A bio-variable 'a' from the <n>Suisse Works</n> typeface, created by <n>Alec Vivier-Reynaud</n> using yeast fungi.

An <n>Op Art</n> line drawing by artist <n>Karl Evver</n>.

A detail from the <n>Aphrodisiac Mushroom series</n> (2016) by artist <n>Cai Guo-Qiang</n>.

Microbes grown from plant tissue, photographed by <n>Tracy Debenport</n>.

Colorful mold grown in a Petri dish by bio-artist <n>Dashaplesen</n>.

Bio Art created with microscopic fungi and bacteria by artist <n>Dasha Plesen</n>.

Colorful mold culture by bio-artist <n>Daria Fedorova</n>.

A glass mobile by artist <n>Julia Condon</n>.

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