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Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesJapanese artist <a title="Mika Aoki Offical Website" href="http://sing-g.net/index.html" target="_blank">Mika Aoki</a> brings to light a world of microscopic organisms, solidified and illuminated in her exceptional blown glass sculptures. Drawing inspiration from spores, mold, fungi, viruses, and sex cells, she explores the concepts of life and death through the lens of the lab. “My inspirations come from observations and conversations with scientists,” Aoki says of her work. Erupting from syringes or sprouting up atop dismantled cars, her "singing glass" sculptures remind us that we share our planet with forms that are both invisible and remarkable.1
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesTrapped in containers, her imaginary life forms in Fluctuation of Life seem suspended for a brief moment in time like preserved specimens.2
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesJapanese installation artist Mika Aoki brings to light a world of microscopic organisms, solidified and illuminated in her exceptional blown glass.3
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesDrawing inspiration from spores, mold, fungi, viruses, and sex cells, she explores the concepts of life and death through the lens of the lab.4
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesDetail of installation, "Her Songs are Floating".5
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesInstallation, "Her Songs are Floating".6
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesTaking a cue from nature, glass artist Mika Aoki transforms tiny grains of sand into flowing, organic forms reminiscent of spores, sperm, and viruses.7
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesSpore-like forms erupt from glass syringes.8
Mika Aoki's Singing Glass SculpturesFor her pieces, Aoki frequently travels to labs for inspiration, using the equipment and research as visual references.9
