This presentation was my final assignment for an Advanced Abstract Photography Lab in March, 2026.
It uses ferrofluid, acrylic paints, oils and glycerin to create these ethereal images.
As the project evolved, it seemed to depict evolution itself; from simple amoeba organisms, to tectonic plate and volcanic activity, to early reproduction and on to the human brain and life’s cycle of creation and decay. But with a call for hope in the last image.
Stills below
Evolution starting with the amoeba
Evolution evolving to nudibranch and fish
Evolution in primordial sea replete with life
Evolution with volcanoes and tectonics in action creating new worlds
Evolution showing reproduction through sperm and egg
Evolution to the present - the human brain
Evolution with the tree, a symbol of both growth and cyclic decay
Evolution and a bluebird representing freedom and hope for the future