Wunderkammer might be the word of the night, meaning "Wonder Room" in German, is the name given to various early cabinets of curiosities/collections of flora, fauna, minerals, and other oddities. i was in the Chazen Museum last night and one of the most stunning displays is that of a glass Cabinet of Curiosities by the Danish artist Steffen Dam. It very much appears to be organic specimens suspended in glass. Further digging indicates that all of the gorgeous 'specimens' are fully glass, and a really cool interview given by the artist indicates that it's all glass exploited for inherent qualities, "homage to the ‘negative” qualities of hot glass that many people try to hide, such as bubbles or ash marks".
Googling wunderkammer brought me to this awesome website by a woman with the fabulous last name of Polka. She crochets amazing things, like tRNA and tarigrades.While we're on the subject, tarigrades are pretty adorable.
Others of my favorites are pieces by a guy named Roszak; for instance, this one's called Flying Fish.
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