The 'New World Transparent Specimens' exhibit is absolutely stunning. Featuring preserved marine creatures that have been made translucent by dissolving their natural proteins and coloring them to highlight their complex compositions, the results are incredible to take in.
Japanese artist Iori Tomita used his fisherman skills to help put together the 'New World Transparent Specimens' exhibit. Each specimen took about four to six months to create, depending on its size. Recently displayed in Tokyo, it will soon be shown at the Tokyo Mineral Show in 2011.
What's Driving This Trend
- Transparent Preservation
- Opportunity for innovating new techniques of preserving items that highlight their complex composition through transparency.
- Colorization of Preserved Items
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop cost-effective ways to colorize preserved items, similar to Iori Tomita's exhibit.
- Artistic Preservation
- Potential for innovation in creating preserved items that are not only visually appealing but also informative or educational, similar to 'New World Transparent Specimens' exhibit.
Who This Affects Most
- Museum and Exhibition
- Idea for museums and exhibitions to consider new ways of presenting preserved items that are both visually stunning and educational.
- Natural History
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for natural history organizations to incorporate new techniques in preserving and presenting specimens of rare and unique creatures.
- Biomedical Research
- Opportunity for biomedical researchers to innovate in developing new cost-effective techniques to preserve and present biological specimens for research and educational purposes.
