We have sought to understand the world by analyzing the microscopic. Yet, for beings limited by our senses, the complete picture remains elusive.
In this work, a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is used to observe and analyze familiar objects—organisms, minerals, and man-made materials—at a scale of one-millionth of a meter. The microscopic world unfolds as another layer of existence, lying beyond the reach of our ordinary perception. Though invisible and intangible, it nonetheless shapes the reality we inhabit. The signals captured by SEM are translated into sound, and high-frequency components beyond the range of human hearing are projected into water, generating luminescence (sonochemical luminescence). By transforming information once confined to visual form into sound and light, the work seeks to expand the boundaries of perception and open new points of contact with the world. Sound carries the delicate structures to the ear as vibrations, while light makes the inaudible waves visible, evoking the presence of another realm at the edge of our senses.
In this work, a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is used to observe and analyze familiar objects—organisms, minerals, and man-made materials—at a scale of one-millionth of a meter. The microscopic world unfolds as another layer of existence, lying beyond the reach of our ordinary perception. Though invisible and intangible, it nonetheless shapes the reality we inhabit. The signals captured by SEM are translated into sound, and high-frequency components beyond the range of human hearing are projected into water, generating luminescence (sonochemical luminescence). By transforming information once confined to visual form into sound and light, the work seeks to expand the boundaries of perception and open new points of contact with the world. Sound carries the delicate structures to the ear as vibrations, while light makes the inaudible waves visible, evoking the presence of another realm at the edge of our senses.
'New Aspect of the World' 201903.
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Shoji Oda (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Tokyo University. Associate professor)
Technex Lab Co.,Ltd.
Documentary Channel Co.,Ltd.
Shoji Oda (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Tokyo University. Associate professor)