Body
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria.
Hands
Photograph of a plaster sculpture of Hunter Cole’s hands taken by the light of bioluminescent bacteria.
Insect Reflections in the Butterfly Case
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria.
Living and Dying in Fish Swimming
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. The species of bacteria Hunter Cole uses lives in fish guts in the ocean. “Living and Dying in Fish Swimming” is spelled out using the genetic code.
X Chromosome
“X Chromosome” is a photograph taken by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Four people are in the shape of an X chromosome. It is also a homage to Suzanne Anker's “Difference and Repetition”. The alphabet of DNA is written in bioluminescent bacteria (A, T, G and C). There are also Xs and Ys. The X and Y relate to two XX chromosomes create a female and XY chromosomes create a male. The X and Y also relate to the unknowns in genetic technologies.
Looking through DNA: Portrait of Peter N. Gray
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Peter N. Gray is an artist and scientist. Hunter Cole drew images of his artwork using bioluminescent bacteria.
The Composer: Portrait of Dan Wallace
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Dan Wallace is photographed with music he composed.
The Entomologist I: Portrait of Bob Hamilton
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Bob Hamilton is pictured with several insects Hunter Cole drew with bioluminescent bacteria.
Three Towers of Light and the Fly II: Portrait of Amy Youngs
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Amy Youngs is an artist and scientist.
Towers of Light Reflected in Glasses VI: Portrait of Peter N. Gray
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Peter N. Gray is an artist and scientist.
Veil of Light: Portrait of MK Meador
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. MK Meador is a writer and curator.
Venus de Milo
Photograph by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Hunter Cole obtained this miniature "Venus de Milo" at the Louvre in Paris.
Bioluminescent Portraits and Installations
In the Bioluminescent Portraits and Installations series Hunter Cole photographs people and installations by the light of bioluminescent bacteria. Some of the people photographed are artists and/or scientists. This series in a part of Living Light: Photographs by the Light of Bioluminescent Bacteria.
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