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Willard Wigan: Atemberaubende Mikroskulpturen

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Willard Wigan erzählt, wie eine schwere und einsame Kindheit ihn dazu brachte, seine einzigartige Fähigkeit zu entdecken – Kunst zu erschaffen, die so winzig ist, dass man sie nicht mit dem bloßen Auge sehen kann. Seine Diaschau von Figuren, die durch ein Mikroskop angesehen werden, kann nur als verblüffend bezeichnet werden.

Willard Wigan sculpts figures small enough to fit on the head of a pin. To create these microscopic masterpieces, he works diligently through the stillest hours of the night, between his own heartbeats. Full bio »

Translated into German by J. Stephan Schroeder
Reviewed by Alex Boos
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