For over 20 years I have been honing my craft as an electron microscopist. Each image that I collect is an expression of my sensibilities. The dynamic interplay of shape and grayscale values speaks to me. From that first image I collected on a scanning electron microscope (SEM) until now I have been consistently striving to master a technique that engages this scientific tool towards a goal of sharing this world as I see it.
My images provide a tactile and striking view of samples we may or may not encounter in our day-to-day lives; wherever I draw samples from; from insects to food to tiny fragments of the custom bicycle making process, to broken or discarded bits. I strive to present them as inspired visuals. I want to draw the audience in, engaging them in a way that isn’t possible in any other expressive form. The unique three dimensionality of the SEM has the potential to decouple any a priori connection a viewer might have, while at the same time fostering a powerful de novo relationship to the subjects.
When I view and collect images of samples on the SEM, I start with one plan but usually wind up following a subconscious guide. It is really those rare moments when I can just explore the nano-world and capture fields of view that strike me that are the most gratifying, and in general are the images I find most compelling.
-Geoff Williams
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