Small But Close, Big But Far Away Original by Kelly Briggs

Gold leaf, ink, laser cut acrylic circles
 
When looking closely into a petri dish we see cells, then realise that there is a whole world inside those cells. The gold signifies the sacred and the sublime that we are searching for. When I say “we” I mean artists, scientists- all people. Perhaps this is religion for some people, perhaps music or simply being in nature. But for all of us there is a longing for reaching out and connecting to something bigger.