Crystal Kaleidoscope

Magnifying viewer, polarising filter, crystal growth on glass, 

Viewing crystals under a polarizing filter reveals a hidden world of vibrant colours and intricate structures through a process called birefringence. When crystalline materials are placed between two crossed polarizers, they act as tiny prisms, splitting and twisting polarized light to produce kaleidoscope-like patterns. Viewers are invited to manually turn a polarising filter, moving beyond just looking at an object to entering into a relation with the material structures and forces at play.