Sunday, 24 June 2012

ELECTRIFYING




Incredibly vibrant fish & reptiles created by Iori Tomita, a trained fisherman turned artist.

On the process: "Tomita first removes the scales and skin of fish that have been preserved in formaldehyde, he leaves the organism to soak in a mixture of blue stain, ethyl alcohol, and glacial acetic acid before utilizing the enzyme trypsin to break down protein and muscles, stopping the reaction as soon as they become transparent but before they lose their form. The bones are then stained by soaking the fish in a combination of potassium hydroxide and red dye, before the specimen is preserved in glycerin" from trendland ('cringe' to the name, yay for the content!)