Microsculpture

Exhibition

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The intricate shapes, colors, and structures of insects are dizzying in their variety, but without the power of an optical microscope or camera lens, their astonishing complexity and beauty remains mostly hidden to the human eye.

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When

15th May 2026 - 2nd September 2026
10am - 5pm

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Where

Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery

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Cost

Free entry

Microsculpture is a series of beautiful, high magnification portraits that capture the microscopic form of insects in striking large-format and high-resolution detail.

The exhibition was created by photographer Levon Biss and showcases the insect collection of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Microsculpture presents a new perspective on insects, enabling audiences to study and appreciate the hidden details of the insect world in a unique and engaging way.

Each image on display in Microsculpture took about four weeks to create and was created from over 8,000 separate images taken using microscope lenses. The photographs are printed in large-scale formats, with insects that are millimeters long being presented at up to 9 feet tall.

Presented by The American Museum of Natural History and toured in New Zealand/Aotearoa by Whirinaki Whare Taonga.

About Levon Biss

Levon Biss is an award-winning British photographer. His work has covered a wide range of photographic genres, from portrait to documentary and sport. Levon’s portrait subjects have included Quentin Tarantino, President Emmanuel Macron, and Usain Bolt, with his work appearing on the covers of TIME, The New York Times, GQ, and Sports Illustrated. His work has been exhibited all over the world and is housed in numerous private and museum collections.

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