Am Saiyavath Art and Biology Proposal For Artist Book Simulating SEM experience through a flipbook Concept: I want to replicate the process of obtaining a perfectly focused image under the scanning electron microscope. I find that the experience of seeing a totally blurred and meaningless image transitioning into such a detailed and revealing image to be one of the most fascinating moment in the entire process of using SEM, even though it only lasted for a couple of seconds. I find that after the SEM session, I can clearly recall those moments like a playing short movie in my head. Starting from blurry patches of light and dark, interesting elements started to appears as the focusing knob is turned. Lines, shapes, patterns and structures come together to form extraordinary images unique to the specimen. Turning the focusing knob a bit further and you lose the focus completely. Getting this exact spot was a challenge but very enjoyable at the same time. Format: flip book I think that flipbook is a perfect medium for what I want to simulate. Instead of turning the focusing knob, you are turning the series of pages instead. The first frame in the series is very blurry; you have no clue to what you are looking at. And as you turn the pages, the images reveal themselves. It is this moment of discovery that I want to get across. And immediately as you hit the perfectly focused frame, you lose it, and starting to see blurred images again. Thus, there is a ʻperfect spotʼ, a single frame in the book that will give you the most focused image. Content: I will use various SEM images from different years in the Art and Bio archive. I select images that have high detailed and would lose all of its essence when blurred. I will tint the images, making them look like they are under water. Creating an illusionary context of looking at them bare eyes through water without wearing goggles. The process: I will use Photoshop to give each image a burring-effect filter. The degree of blurriness will vary from one frame to the next. Then I will sequence them and using ʻperfect bindingʼ technique to form the flipbook. Series of images for different specimen will go right after the other in the book. Each series will have a slightly different color tint so that