What do #diatom (a fascinating 700 million year old #algae) have in common with #Victorian #art?

Victorian times using a #microscope artists would arrange #diatoms into artistic patterns. Daitomist Klaus Kemp has revived a lost Victorian art. So let's admire this unusual type of art that emerged from the union of #science and art.

https://youtu.be/qxkbSk--EUY?si=yujH2lb_z9dEGjw5

First photo by Watson & Sons

Second photo by Klaus Kemp

Third photo by Harold Dalton

#bioart #victirianart #diatomist #fineart