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Jon Hopkins's 'Immunity' Soundtracks a Series of Stunning Microscopic Images

Small is beautiful. And nowhere is that phrase more relevant than in the work of artist Linden Gledhill. Trained as a biochemist, Gledhill is now a photographer who likes to take photos of the world in close-up. Like, real close-up. In a collaboration...

Small is beautiful. And nowhere is that phrase more relevant than in the work of artist Linden Gledhill. Trained as a biochemist, Gledhill is now a photographer who likes to take photos of the world in closeup. Like, real closeup. In a collaboration with art director Craig Ward, he's made a set of gorgeous microscopic visuals set to music from Jon Hopkins's forthcoming album Immunity, which is due for release in early June on Domino Records. There will also be a record-release show on June 4, at Grasslands Gallery, New York—you can purchase tickets here.

Gledhill's microscope work includes experimenting with liquids and crystals to create abstract images, exposing the delicate beauty of butterflies' wings using a macro lens, and exploring the individualism of snowflakes and their complex and intricate structures. Away from the microscope his high speed photography has seen him bounce paint off speakers and snap the frozen action of insects in flight.

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