Melissa Hill

Light Refraction, 2014 

2014

Refract, 2014

2014 (untitled) Light experiments 

Drawing with light. 2013

2013

2013

2013

Growing Bacteria in Petri dishes; I have been growing different types of bacteria in petri dishes.  This photograph shows mold grown from mouth bacteria. I left if to grow and for a month, in a dark warm room, overtime the spores grew and feaster they changed colour and created theses unique and beautiful patterns. 

Growing mold on thread wheels; I have been growing mold on many different objects to see how it varies in appearance on different objects. The threads were left by a damp leaking window in a box with no light. Overtime the moisture collected started to spore creating these natural growths. The thread can no longer serve its purpose; the materials potential has been lost.  The mold looks fluffy and delicate, just like the thread.