Description
In this work SEM – Fe (2022), I imaged the cross section of a tiny piece of the electroformed copper using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
With the naked eye, it is possible to see that the surface of the copper has formed itself into a bobbly organic looking surface. ‘Wild’ copper ore also has this rounded shape. The magnification of the SEM reveals the structure of the cross section of copper to be fan-like—the copper growing in leafy, organic shapes from the central point. This change in scale allows a shift in understanding of the structure of the metal.
Rather than a hard, regular structure, the metal becomes flesh-like, with an organic, bodily quality, closer to plants, bacteria, or fungi.