infocus #64 December 2021 Hidden Glamour

Sometimes you will see beauty where you would not expect it. It may awaken in you a desire to see it again, and you will be amazed that this was not a futile endeavor, and that you have actually discovered a new, unforeseen and inspiring source of creativity. The source is all the more unusual because only a microscopist can see it.

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.215

My profession as a histopathologist involved inspecting more than a hundred samples of diseased body tissues daily to make a medical diagnosis. Microscopic sections made for this purpose were mounted between the base and cover glass with a classic Canadian balm, or - more often in recent decades - with an acrylate resin. The mounting medium occasionally overflowed to the sides and, after drying, created incredibly shaped reliefs. If an inquisitive microscopist came across them during his work, he discovered a gold mine of aesthetic experiences.

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