Artist Statement

Adam Saynuk

The tiny bubbles of air trapped inside an ice cube first inspired Adam Saynuk to explore the smallest observable details of ordinary objects in 2004. Since then, he has shot thousands of photos of ice alone, and upon launching his Morning Macro photoblog in 2008, Adam has captured many more fascinating photos of the tiny features of everyday things.

Adam's microphotography highlights the many details of common objects which are easily overlooked. His large prints of tiny things inspire viewers to a sense of wonder and discovery out of the mundane. Adam's work asks viewers to re-examine their preconceptions about the world around them, using the tangible form as a starting point. But the questions go beyond and into the intangible world of ideas and concepts. If something as simple as an ice cube can contain fish, egg, insect, ornament and explosive forms, perhaps the world as we have been seeing it is actually much different than it has appeared to our perceptions.

Adam has recently shown his macro/microphotos in an interactive exhibit called Tiny Lab, and another interactive exhibit of a larger than life book of microphotos called Mood Book. Installations of Adam's work include large works in the offices of New York design boutique, String Theory and a series called microtaco which Adam shot exclusively for the Taco Truck restaurant in Hoboken.

Adam's photographic influences include Felice Frankel (Senior Research Fellow at Harvard & Research Scientist at MIT) and Kenneth Libbrecht (Chairman of the Physics Department at Caltech), in addition to modern artist Mark Rothko and others.

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