‘Cosmos’, Distorted Photos of Space Printed From Film Eaten by Bacteria From Body Parts and Public Places

A Photograph of the Crab Nebula Eaten by Bacteria Found on a Table at a Red Lobster Restaurant

In the photo series Cosmos, bacteria are grown on photographic film, which is then scanned and printed to reveal intriguingly distorted images. Photographer Marcus DeSieno created the series by first collecting bacteria from a variety of sources including public places (motel hot tub), electronic devices (iPhone), and various body parts (belly button). He then spread the bacteria on photographic film of space images. The bacteria were allowed to grow on the film-disintegrating it in unpredictable ways-before the film was finally scanned and printed. We previously posted about DeSieno's tintype photographs of parasites.

A Photograph of a Barred Lenticular Galaxy Eaten by Bacteria Found in My Belly Button

A Photograph of a Star Cluster Eaten by Bacteria Found on My iPhone's Screen

A Photograph of the Whirlpool Galaxy Eaten by Bacteria Found in a Motel's Heart-Shaped Hot Tub

A Photograph of the Pleiades Star Cluster Eaten by Bacteria Found on a Public Bathroom's Door Handle

photos by Marcus DeSieno

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