Interesting Photographs of Drugs Under a Microscope by Sarah Schoenfeld
Photos by Sarah Schoenfeld
Have you ever thought of liquifying drugs and putting it under a microscope to create art?... Neither did we, but Berlin artist Sarah Schoenfeld did, and they make for some pretty interesting photographs. By mixing water and different kinds of drugs, both legal and illegal, and putting droplets directly onto exposed negative film, each drug interacted with the film differently, creating a chemical reaction that continued for variable amounts of time.
In what turned out to be both a science experiment and work of art, the complete collection has been published in a leather-bound book titled “All You Can Feel", and it's fascinating to see the different effects each drug had on film. It also provides a visual on what each can do to the human body. In a separate interview with VICE, Schoenfeld spoke further on how her inspiration, “But then I became more interested in how things look. Now I'm always looking for ways to make the internal, visual.”
Check out the following results/photographs to this experiment, and let us know which are your favorites. Click here to find more.
[Via IFLScience]
[Sunday Coffee Sipper] Drugs are taking over the party in EDM
So it finally happened. Two weeks ago in New York, drugs finally interrupted the dance party.
As dance music has risen over the past decade, repackaged as "EDM," short for electric dance music, the genre has gained traction through festivals where underage girls act like hardened street workers and neon-clad bros vibe to DJ after DJ as if in a trance. Things came to a head a couple weeks ago when two festival-goers died as a result of drug use at Electric Zoo Music Festival on Randall's Island in New York. Both appear to be from "molly" (MDMA). The New York Post reported 20-year-old New Hampshire University student Olivia Rotondo told emergency workers that [she "took six hits of molly"] before collapsing due to seizure.
Rotondo's death, along with the overdose death of fellow festival-goer Jeffrey Russ and several hospitalizations, shut the festival down before it reached day 3. Festival organizer, Made Event, is offering refunds to ticketholders for the third day.
To be sure, it was negligence at it's finest, but it gave MDMA a face, a public victim. It wasn't the first overdose of "molly," but it underscored a growing trend not only in the EDM world, but in festival culture at large.
In the 90s, as promoters fell off by the dozens, as did the fest culture. Today, you'd be hard-pressed to be able to put a number on the various festivals that seem to pop up almost daily across the country.
Festivals have become refuge, a lawless oasis in an over-policed world and EDM is largely pimped out as it's marquee event. There is a separation of cultures. As in any genre, there are those that truly embody the music without the aid of drugs. There are always a few that cause problems for many and in this case, the blame falls on the victims unfortunately.
Drugs and dance music are not a new revelation. Cocaine was rampant during disco and house music in the 70s and 80s and ecstasy was a staple of the 90s-era raves. The difference today is the culture within which molly, MDMA, ecstasy is used. We live in an instant-gratification society in which patience is a forgotten ideal. It's a generation that has grown up with high speed internet, touch screen cell phones and downloads at their fingertips. They've never had to wait, perhaps why someone like Rotondo would scarf down six hits of the stuff.
Next week is Nocturnal Wonderland in San Bernadino, the annual end of festival season.
Issues aside, the party will still go on.
Venezuela's Most Dangerous Prison
When you translate Vista Hermosa to English, it means beautiful view. It's funny that the name was given to one of Venezuela's most dangerous prisons where the inmates control the inside and have created their own society. These prisoners took control using force where one man is controlling the mayhem: Wilmer Brizuela AKA Pran. The only thing that keeps these prisoners confined within the prison walls is the Venezuelan National Guard patrolling the outside walls. Many of the inmates have some of the same amenities people have on the outside, ranging from guns and drugs to even iPhones. Some have even started their own businesses while inside, such as catering to other inmates, their families, and their friends who come to party. However, even with all of these perks and privileges, this is by no means a paradise. Check out the full article by Jorge Benezra here. Photography by: Sebastian Liste [via Time]
