Transparent Specimens Lori Tomita, Japan www.shinsekai-th.com Using techniques originally developed for scientific analysis and increasingly widespread in medicine, sea creatures are turned into fantastic and strange specimens. Muscle tissues are rendered translucent by dissolving natural proteins, and body parts stained in contrasting hues to reveal the precise forms of nature. These bizarre sculptures on the border of art illustrate natural processes and represent reality – opening up complex questions on what reality is in a digital world. Copyright © New World Transparent Specimens / Iori Tomita InnovationSpace: The Lab 21