Reymond Lise

03 Stereomicroscopy

An intimate look at the materials we think we know to uncover how much we truly don't.

“We think we know the world around us, but there is more than we could ever know. There are entire universes hidden from our eyes that we are too big to see. One must simply take the time to pay attention and start looking at life through a different lens.Newsprint is the simplest kind of paper. Often devalued or ridiculed for its simplicity, frugality, and abundance. But this simplicity is a smokescreen. It couldn’t be further from the truth. Even in the ‘simplest’ paper, lie trillions of individual fibers are all clinging together in an intricately woven tapestry that alludes to our senses. Hairs move in every which direction, creating indiscernible chaos of individual threads that amalgamate into a solid whole. Definity is created from chaos. Divinity is defined through observation.Fibers cling together, desperate for the other’s touch after being torn apart. Longing for togetherness, to return to the whole, but destined to degrade as time ravages all things.Wispy hairs become visible through the fray, revealing landscapes beyond our view—rolling hills of feathered grass dance in fictitious winds.A fault, a rift, a river, a ravine. Brand new cosmos remains to be seen.Fluffy snow banks on a sunny winter’s day. A path plowed by a kind Samaritan. Woven strands create grid-like patterns, providing surprising order to paper meant for desertion. Focusing and unfocusing, our brains pull familiarity into view, making sense of the all-encompassing anarchy.The tip of a mountain, adorned with feathery snow, whisping gently in an imagined breeze. A drop of water can make a world of differenceSometimes, the simple act of looking can be the most intimate thing we ever do.Fire kisses what charcoal cannot reach. It burns deep into the fibers in its quest to consume. Its heat blackens browns and bubbles, leaving behind soot as traces of its sketchy combustion.”